Future of the MLS? Are We Ignoring the Elephant in the Room?
by David Harris on 10:13 pm August 20, 2008
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 – Posted “MLS and the Future of Listing Distribution” way back in the ancient days of 2007. Matt highlights some of the key issues around listing/content distribution that brokers and MLS’s need to consider. Most of his comments have a … Read More »
Participants of the Real Estate Standards Organization Agree on Syndication Standard for Distributing Real Estate Listings
by David Harris on 10:01 pm April 27, 2008
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: Philadelphia, April 11, 2008 – Members of the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO), including the National Association of Realtors® and other industry leaders, have approved a draft standardized data format for distributing real estate listing information. The Real Estate Transaction … Read More »
Zolve.com adds a nifty geo-locator to their homepage.
by David Harris on 11:36 am January 27, 2008
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 state, county and city. Check it and see if you are plotted.
“Social Saturation” covering Beer with Bloggers at Inman
by David Harris on 12:28 am January 14, 2008
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 during the conference to ask questions via proxy, very nice use of technology.But probably the highlight of all the coverage was the multiple-angle almost real-time coverage of the Beer-with-Bloggers event. Here are some highlights:Daniel Rothamel of RealEstateZebra.com posted this video … Read More »
Open Letter To Yahoo!, Google, Trulia, and Zillow, Encouraging Data Standards
by David Harris on 4:56 pm January 2, 2008
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, MLSs, and the multitude of vendors serving all aspects. Michael Wurzer, President of FBS Systems and the elected Chairman of the RESO Board, has issued this open letter to Yahoo!, Google, Trulia, and Zillow (and any others) to encourage cooperation … Read More »
