Why brokerages must own their data

When you think “data,” you probably think property (or listing) data. And that’s not entirely wrong, but it’s far from right. There are actually three main data pillars for a broker: property data, but also brokerage data and consumer data. Continue reading

This one barrier is keeping us from innovating

Brokers and MLSs don’t speak the same lanugage. In this article, Sam DeBord decodes the translucent industry lingo surrounding MLS consolidation. Continue reading

Homes.com debuts new tool to synchronize contacts across different services

Homes.com, one of the largest home search websites, has rolled out a feature that will let agents synchronize their contacts across different services such as DocuSign. Continue reading

WATCH: How can we standardize APIs for real estate?

In this ICSF session, Howard Hsieh, head of technology at Restb.ai; Aakriti Agarwal, product manager at Blend; and Haitham Al-Beik, founder and CEO of letsbutterfly, share ideas on building smarter APIs for real estate. Continue reading