Dodge Ball in MLS Standards
More than a few people have read my post the other day as somehow “picking sides” between Zillow and Upstream, or, worse, even slamming the work of...
Hyping Short-Term Tech Under The Gauzy Lights of Vegas
Zillow is undoubtedly providing a good party for lots of MLS leaders in Las Vegas this week, including many of our customers. I love a...
Creating MLS Networks
The discussion going on about MLS here at the FBS Blog, Notorious R.O.B., Vendor Alley, and GeekEstatereminds me of the fun from about ten years ago when the...
More Tired and Erroneous Propaganda About the MLS
This last fall at CMLS in Vegas, Rob Hahn made a presentation about the future of MLSs. I meant to write a reply back then,...
MLS Isn’t Just a Conduit
My post from yesterday is generating a bit of discussion on Facebook, which prompted me to think about another aspect of Rob Hahn’s post that disturbed me, specifically: product mix,...
MLS Cooperation Creates Value for All Brokers, Not Just One
I attended the Inman Connect Conference in New York City last week, where there was yet another panel posing the so-tired question, “Is the MLS...
Vote for RESO Board of Directors
For RESO members, voting for new members to the RESO Board of Directors is happening right now. If you’re listed as the contact for your organization,...
Explaining Broker and MLS Technology Options (Including Upstream and AMP)
Inspired by Gregg Larson and Matt Cohen’s recent post on the Clareity blog, and many questions from our customers about Upstream and AMP, I decided to take...
173% Growth For Spark API, More Coming
Ahead of the NAR Midyear Conference next week, the PR teams at many vendors are busy pushing out press releases about new APIs, including Zillow...
Friday Flash Reply
Brian Boero from 1000Watt often is flying home on Friday evenings and takes that opportunity to reflect on the week in a blog post he...
Are MLSs spooked by AMP?
My friend Greg Robertson from WR Studios is at the AEI conference this weekend and posted this to Twitter: Greg Robertson@gregrobertson One thing is for certain, MLS providers are...