The National Broker Public Portal announced appointment of its initial board of managers this week. In the press release they state that the project is designed to fill “an unmet need in the online marketplace.” Unfortunately, don’t define what that need is, leaving many readers still scratching their heads wondering “Wha??” Have these folks divined … Read more
So far in Part 1 of our journey, we have examined the pressing problems facing the MLS industry. In Part 2, we identified the source of those problems. In Part 3 we proposed a solution based on a totally new architecture of the core MLS technology, the database that drives the entire interconnected system. Now … Read more
Reader, thinker, and frequent commenter Sam DeBord has written a rebuttal over at GeekEstate to my declaration of vindication re: IDX = Syndication: IDX creates efficiency for brokers, which increases financial profitability for the group as a whole. Syndication is a less-efficient platform in terms of overall brokerage profits. Real estate is, on an annual basis, similar … Read more
In Part I of this series we looked at the problems and challenges facing the MLS community of today. In Part II we defined the problems in greater detail and examined the systemic and institutional monopolies that perpetuate those problems. In this installment we will look at a possible solution, one based in technology not … Read more
Judging by the stats, it appears that few people actually took the time to listen to my most recent podcast, featuring Brian Balduf of VHT Studios. We discussed a number of issues surrounding copyright of photographs and liability that arises from misuse, which… yeah, I understand those are sleeping aids for most people. Nonetheless, I … Read more
This is a brief post, since I just got off nearly three weeks straight of being on the road. The latest stop was at Stefan Swanepoel’s T3 Summit where I spoke on a panel and had a great time bantering with Brian Boero of 1000watt about hot topics in the industry. I may do a … Read more
It’s been months since my last podcast, but that’s just how things work out sometimes. But with T3 coming up, I figured I should upload this. Brian Balduf, CEO of VHT, joined me to discuss an issue that’s really going a bit under the radar. His post Now Is The Time to Shield Your … Read more
In Part I of this series we looked at the MLS industry from a historical perspective, leading us now to a closer look at the particular problems the institution of MLS is facing. In general, the problems the MLS faces today, that are not institutional, are strictly technology related and fall into two broad categories: … Read more
Preface For the past 18 months I have been busy working on a project. The subject of the project is not new — the evolution of MLS technology. The assumptions and proposals of the project are not novel — many were proposed years ago by others. The result of the project is not radical — … Read more