“Believe it or not, there was a time when people needed to be convinced that the internet would matter. In 1995, when web browsers were first becoming commercialized, I had the opportunity to tell the real estate industry that the internet was going to change the way business was done. That turned out to be true.”
Industry Crossroads™ is built on the belief that the residential real estate industry benefits when informed professionals are willing to think critically, challenge assumptions, and engage respectfully with competing idea. Our goal is not simply to report events, but to elevate the conversation.
That explains why brokerages want greater control before MLS entry, why portals insist on broad consumer access, and why MLSs find themselves caught in the middle.
The risk here isn’t just lost revenue, it’s the loss of relevance. When unauthorized “grey market” entities provide easier access to your data than you do, they become the primary source of truth in the eyes of the industry. To protect the exclusivity and value of an MLS membership, boards must transition from passive data providers to active Data Custodians
The findings from San Francisco show that on-MLS listings consistently outperform off-MLS transactions in both sale price and transparency metrics.
If we we can package that data up and sell it to other people who might be interested in it in the secondary market, like the capital markets, then we generate enough revenue to where we could compensate the true content providers – the brokers and agents.
This industry, steeped in tradition, faces modern challenges like slow transactions, high costs, and elusive transparency. But blockchain technology is set to change all that.
Ishay shared the polarized difference in real time data when it comes to searching for rental properties, stating that “the shelf life of a rental property is counted in minutes and hours” as opposed to the shelf life of a property listed for sale that may be listed for weeks or months.
Join me to hear Zola’s impressive insights into how this group of leaders intend to transform the process of buying and selling real estate internationally.
This event serves as a platform for Real Estate Industry leaders worldwide to gather and engage in discussions surrounding multiple listing services and real estate standards.
The Language of Real Estate – Learning Real Estate one word (or phrase) at a time… Abstract of Title A full summary of all consecutive
The DANGER Report Definitive Analysis Of Negative Game Changers Emerging In Real Estate Message from NAR Leadership We are an industry that values our entrepreneurialism.
If we we can package that data up and sell it to other people who might be interested in it in the secondary market, like the capital markets, then we generate enough revenue to where we could compensate the true content providers – the brokers and agents.
