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22 08, 2025

FBS and the Future of MLS Infrastructure: Why SparkAPI Could Be the Blueprint for Model Context Protocol Servers

By |2025-08-22T09:27:16-07:00August 22nd, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Fluente, Follow the Leader, MCP, Our Services|Comments Off on FBS and the Future of MLS Infrastructure: Why SparkAPI Could Be the Blueprint for Model Context Protocol Servers

Brokers are adopting AI. If the MLS doesn’t provide compliant access to the data they need, they’ll find workarounds.

14 08, 2025

Howard Hanna makes its Carolina debut with Allen Tate, a masterclass in brand migration

By |2025-08-14T13:31:01-07:00August 14th, 2025|Announcements, Broker Information|Comments Off on Howard Hanna makes its Carolina debut with Allen Tate, a masterclass in brand migration

By uniting under one banner, a local powerhouse gains the scale, resources, and marketing reach of the largest family-owned real estate brokerage in America.

11 08, 2025

MetroList moves fast with AI: Restb.ai brings computer vision to Rapattoni MLS

By |2025-08-11T17:45:37-07:00August 11th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Photography, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on MetroList moves fast with AI: Restb.ai brings computer vision to Rapattoni MLS

Together, these features aim to save time, reduce manual entry, improve listing accuracy, and make search more intuitive for buyers – all without changing how agents currently use their MLS.

7 08, 2025

What Makes a Brokerage Truly Profitable? Here’s What the Top Firms Do Differently

By |2025-08-07T12:10:14-07:00August 7th, 2025|Broker Information, Research|Comments Off on What Makes a Brokerage Truly Profitable? Here’s What the Top Firms Do Differently

We’ve worked with brokerages of all sizes. Some were thriving. Others were barely holding on. The difference wasn’t market size, brand, or even production. It was leadership. Here’s what the top-performing firms are doing that others miss:

6 08, 2025

Future-Proof or Fall Behind: AI Has to Be in Your 2026 Budget

By |2025-08-06T12:21:52-07:00August 6th, 2025|Associations, MLS Insights, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on Future-Proof or Fall Behind: AI Has to Be in Your 2026 Budget

It’s Time to Rethink Everything You Do Through the Lens of AI Before you finalize your 2026 budget, you need to dedicate some time and resources so that you will have resources to take a hard look at every service, technology, training program, support channel, and event you offer. Ask yourself: Can this be enhanced, streamlined, or scaled using AI?

5 08, 2025

The incredible life of Chris Coile: In remembrance

By |2025-08-05T13:33:58-07:00August 5th, 2025|News|2 Comments

Jon Coile sent us an email recapping the remarkable life of his brother Chris Coile, a real estate icon who passed last week. Many of us know Jon well from his own real estate journey. He’s widely regarded as one of real estate’s most visionary and respected leaders. Whether serving as chair of Bright MLS, through RESO or leading influential initiatives at HomeServices of America, Jon is a trusted industry voice. What many of us may not have realized was his brother also was a real estate pioneer and a serial entrepreneur.  Below is the email Jon shared with us, [...]

5 08, 2025

Real estate reporters want relationships, not pitches. Are you listening?

By |2025-08-05T12:10:20-07:00August 5th, 2025|Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on Real estate reporters want relationships, not pitches. Are you listening?

What’s the most underrated skill in public relations today? It’s not mastering AI tools, or writing punchy subject lines, or even generating a buzz on social media. For the long game? It is relationships. Not the superficial, connect-and-forget kind built through mass emails or casual LinkedIn DMs. I’m talking about actual relationships. The kind that takes time, trust, consistency, and a deep understanding of the journalists we aim to work with; the kind built over years, not news cycles. The latest Cision One State of the Media survey, which gathered insights from over 3,000 journalists across 19 global markets, drives [...]

31 07, 2025

Why Brokers Need Better Visibility into Tech Engagement to Deliver more Effective Training

By |2025-07-31T07:53:05-07:00July 31st, 2025|Broker Information, Real Estate Technology, Research|Comments Off on Why Brokers Need Better Visibility into Tech Engagement to Deliver more Effective Training

Technology is one of the largest expense items on a broker’s P&L. CRM systems, marketing automation, lead nurturing tools, CMA platforms, websites and social media services are just a few of the technologies brokers offer today. They feel like they have to offer a robust suite of tools to compete effectively today. But ask most brokers how many of their agents are using those tools consistently, and the answer is usually, “I’m not sure.”

31 07, 2025

MLS MCP servers are here – see the one David Gumpper built for real estate AI

By |2025-08-05T07:19:50-07:00July 31st, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, MLS, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on MLS MCP servers are here – see the one David Gumpper built for real estate AI

Ira didn’t mince words. MLSs are at a turning point. “If they don’t provide MCP servers to their participants, brokers and vendors will build their own. And those systems will bypass the MLS entirely.”

23 07, 2025

Historic Merger Creates North Texas Real Estate Powerhouse: MetroTex and CCAR Unite to Form 40,000-Member Association

By |2025-07-23T11:11:38-07:00July 23rd, 2025|Associations, Mergers & Acquisitions|Comments Off on Historic Merger Creates North Texas Real Estate Powerhouse: MetroTex and CCAR Unite to Form 40,000-Member Association

Major consolidation strengthens advocacy, reduces costs, and expands professional development opportunities for Dallas-Fort Worth area REALTORS®.