The MLS Mobile Software Landscape in 2015
It’s been awhile since we’ve touched on MLS mobile software (I think 2012?) on Geek Estate.
It’s no secret most MLS software has been stuck in the stone age (aka 1990’s). Of course, in the 1990’s, mobile didn’t exist — and I haven’t seen much evidence vendors have caught up with the times.
So, has any technology vendor truly nailed a mobile offering?
You tell me. A few questions for you tech savvy professionals who are on the ground day in, day out:
- What geographic market are you in, and who is your MLS software provider?
- Are you on Android or iOS, or something else (Windows?)?
- What percentage of the time do you use your MLS on your phone vs a desktop?
- Do you think your MLS mobile offering is intuitive? Does it solve the major use cases you need solved on the go?
Please comment, or feel free to send me an email at drew at horizonapp.co.
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Sam DeBord
Posted at 07:32h, 30 SeptemberBackground: NWMLS, Seattle market, broker-owned MLS
We have an MLS-built mobile app. It works and is functional, though it doesn’t incorporate all of the full MLS’s data. Our MLS is regional, and fairly cost-effective.
We (my team) just got the Homesnap Pro app with MLS data. It’s intuitive, fast, has Rapid CMAs, agent-only data, and all kinds of data connections that the MLS hasn’t tied together in a fluid way. It’s a consumer mobile app first, with pro agent MLS functionality melded into it. It’s all we use now.
I can see this becoming the standard in more markets.
Christine Peterson
Posted at 11:39h, 11 JulyI am in the Calgary area, and we switched last year to Matrix, which is a vast improvement for a mobile solution over our old software.