The Open MLS movement isn’t slowing down—it’s accelerating. As of this month, MLSs representing over 941,000 REALTORS® now offer Open MLS subscriptions, up from 888,000 just last month. This rapid growth signals a powerful shift in the real estate landscape and possibly a wake-up call top MLSs still operating under restrictive access policies.
Congrats to Dave Howe and the team at MetroList, Northern California’s largest MLS, for investing in making it easier for agents to work with the MLS. Lundy, the latest addition to the Metrolist suite of technologies, allows agents to create and update listings directly from the property site using just their voice. With the removal of Compensation as a core benefit, smart MLSs are finding other ways to earn their monthly subscriptions and tap into the capabilities of AI to deliver increased value.
For decades, REALTORS® have relied on traditional 9-to-5 office support from their associations. But the modern real estate professional no longer works on a banker’s schedule. They need answers fast, whenever and wherever their business takes them. That’s why the Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS® (GRAR) turned to artificial intelligence.
Nearly 40% of associations require a second board approval for expenses that have already been approved in the budget. In small and mid-sized organizations, this extra layer of scrutiny can stall initiatives for weeks or even months. In one case, a copier contract cost the association 8% more because it took four months to get final approval. That’s not sound oversight – that’s expensive inefficiency.
By partnering with brokers and leveraging advanced technologies, MLSs can redefine their roles, enhance service offerings, and remain integral to the real estate industry.
WAV Group has been conducting valuations of MLSs across the country, providing boards and shareholders with clearer insight into their investment.
OneKey MLS unified its backend on Matrix to streamline operations, boost data accuracy, and deliver smarter, future-ready tools for real estate professionals across NY.
This policy marks a key shift, promoting fairness in the digital market. Our white paper helps MLSs, Board Managers, and brokerages grasp its impact and implications.
Acquisitions often come with risk. Promises get made and broken. Products change hands and lose their soul. But this deal has a different feel.
Every agent wants a faster and better way to enter listings accurately and ways to maximize the engagement and marketability of their listings. Agents are busy and do not always take the time to be sure they have done everything to put the property’s best foot forward. In their haste to get the listing live, they sometimes makes mistakes which reduces the quality of the data for the MLS database.
A second consumer-centric MLS has joined New Mexico MLS in requiring floor plans for all of their listings.
A decline in Association membership is one of the main fears about opening up MLSs to licensees that are not members of the National Association of REALTORS®. There are MLSs representing hundreds of thousands of agents that have been offering Open MLS subscriptions since the 90’s.
