Overpricing a home can lead to excessive Days on Market, ultimately reducing its final sale price, while strategic pricing and pre-listing improvements can generate competitive offers. Brokers and agents use tactics like office exclusives, "Coming Soon" listings, and MLS policy adjustments to balance market transparency with seller advantage.
The Clareity25 MLS workshop celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, uniting over 300 attendees under the theme "Dare Greatly." Highlights included a technology trends update from founder Gregg Larson, featuring insights from CES, and a legal panel discussing MLS rules and antitrust concerns.
If you are considering a change to how you manage listings, prioritizing compliance to maintain listing accuracy and prevent MLS rules violations is essential.
By opening the MLS to rental listings, the MLSs can provide a centralized platform of verified listings, enhancing transparency and security for both consumers and real estate professionals.
MLS Match features multi-language support, automated agreements, real-time updates, and tools for tracking referrals, making it easier for Stellar MLS’s extensive network to connect with top firms globally.
With the new focus and discussions about offering MLS access to all licensees, due in large part to a series of lawsuits, many associations and MLSs are building out their paths for moving forward to make MLS accessible to all licensees within their state. While many are building pricing strategies that offer MLS services to REALTORS® and licensees either at parity or with a slight member discount to REALTORS®, others are going in the opposite direction.
In the real estate industry, MLS data serves as a critical resource, but full value depends on the quality of the information it contains.
Today, CRS Data, one of the nationwide leaders in public records software, announced their re-entry into the MLS Data Quality Control software space with their new product called ListingIntegrity. This software category has heated up recently with the launch of this product, plus Checkmate from VestaPlus, and the relaunch of Data Checker from Corelogic.
Does CCP ensure that those outside the profession remain dependent on them, reinforcing a hierarchical structure where professionals hold the upper hand?
While the MLS has evolved into a technology company over the last several decades, the leadership and governance structures of these independent entities have lingered in their REALTOR association roots.
North Carolina Regional MLS is embodying a move to reflect a humility and recognition that we are all better when we work together. Their new name Hive MLS reflects the character and culture of their organization. They are a group that is driven by how they can consistently improve at serving the needs of their end users and the shareholder associations they partner with. Unlike some MLS brands, Hive MLS positions the company as a humble servant to the greater good and the success of the real estate professionals they serve.
By taking control of lead routing, you can assure the consumers that they get the service your brokerage delivers.
