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Future of the MLS? Are We Ignoring the Elephant in the Room?

Future of the MLS? Are We Ignoring the Elephant in the Room?

preface: I have been away from the blogging scene for far too long. The “Future of the MLS” topic seemed a perfect opportunity to throw my hat back in the ring. A brief recap of the posts on the “Future of the MLS”: Matt Cohen…

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Participants of the Real Estate Standards Organization Agree on Syndication Standard for Distributing Real Estate Listings

Participants of the Real Estate Standards Organization Agree on Syndication Standard for Distributing Real Estate Listings

Many people have already posted on this bit of news, namely Myron Adams (RESO Exec Director) here, Michael Wurzer on FBS Blog, Inman News, Masters Report, BloodhoundBlog, and more. But I will try to post the information here with links to more information where appropriate:…

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Zolve.com adds a nifty geo-locator to their homepage.

Zolve.com adds a nifty geo-locator to their homepage.

Many of you may have Zolve.com blog accounts. Its a real estate focused blogging network similar to ActiveRain.com and RealTown.com. According to their site, they have plotted 4008 network participants throughout the world. What makes it nice is how the drill down shows members by…

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"Social Saturation" covering Beer with Bloggers at Inman

"Social Saturation" covering Beer with Bloggers at Inman

First of all, I loved all the coverage of Inman Connect New York last week. Between all the blog posts, message boards, and live Twitters, it allowed me to feel like I was there listening to the speakers myself. Bill Wendel as RealEstateCafe used Twitter…

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Open Letter To Yahoo!, Google, Trulia, and Zillow, Encouraging Data Standards

Open Letter To Yahoo!, Google, Trulia, and Zillow, Encouraging Data Standards

As part of the newly elected Board of Directors of the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO), I have accepted the challenge along with the other 9 Board members to construct a real estate data standard that can be beneficial for all parties involved: Agents, Brokers,…

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