MLS Data Control Policy: A Time For Clarification
“The next real estate disruption isn’t technology — it’s regulation of who controls the data.”
As a follow-up to last week’s article in The Data Advocate on the Future Role of the MLS, Saul and John appeared online with The Update Podcast host Tristan Ahumada.
We thought you might enjoy several clips from that podcast:
Clip #1: 5 min
- Offer of compensation
- Mandatory submission
- Private networks
- Distribution Trumps Destination
- Control supply and demand
- Fragmentation
- Coming Soon transition
Clip #2: 8 min
- Impact of AI data overlay
- Days on Market, Price Changes
- Portals prefer data from MLS
- Authoritative Source of Truth
- Shorter duration for Coming Soon listings
Clip #3 3 min
- Introduction
- MLS Policy changes
- Seller Choice/Buyer Choice
Complete 38 min Update Podcast– The Death of the MLS? Compass vs. Northwest MLS & The Fight for Data Control
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvdZAmAXNfE&t=1260s
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