Real estate operates on information. As listing distribution, data sharing, interoperability, artificial intelligence, and consumer applications continue to evolve, the importance of data governance and industry standards has never been greater.
This section explores the policies, technologies, organizations, and standards that influence how real estate information is created, managed, licensed, distributed, and consumed across the marketplace.
WHO GETS THE LISTING DATA? | PLAIN LANGUAGE SERIES | PART 1 OF 5
The database your neighborhood built is worth understanding, because everything about how homes are bought and sold runs through it.
The Language of Data Series | PART 1 OF 7
The debates are not about technology. They are about which rights travel with which feeds, to whom, at what price. Read any new rule with the feed and license distinction in hand and it becomes legible. Read it without, and it looks like plumbing. It is not plumbing. It is property.
The Language of Data Series Part 2 of 7
THE LANGUAGE OF DATA | PART 2 OF 7 How the Data Travels: FTP, RETS, and the Web API The industry has rebuilt the pipe
The Language of Data Series Part 4 of 7
THE LANGUAGE OF DATA PART 4 OF 7 The Display Feeds: IDX, VOW, and Publisher The three feeds that show listings to human beings:
The Language of Data Series Part 5 of 7
One habit will keep you oriented across all of these. For any feed, ask two questions. What may the recipient do with what arrives, that is the license. And is the output a listing being shown, or something new being made?
The Language of Data Series Part 7 of 7
THE LANGUAGE OF DATA SERIES | PART 7 OF 7 How Should Data Be Priced? Member uses at cost, commercial uses at market, and the