NorthstarMLS chooses industry veteran as new CEO

Tim Dain, the former Remine executive, will replace John Mosey who is retiring after 47 years in the real estate industry. Dain’s 1st priority is to “ensure that we maintain a high level of service.” Continue reading

MLS ‘visionary’ John Mosey to retire after 47 years

NorthstarMLS will search nationwide for CEO replacement. “If there was a Mount Rushmore of MLS execs, John’s head would be among them,” said Art Carter, CEO of the California Regional MLS. Continue reading

‘Zero Days on Market’: New study highlights controversial metric

While brokers see the study as reason to re-evaluate NAR’s pocket listing policy, MLSs push back on the study’s conclusions, pointing to a hot market. This is the third story in a five-part series. Continue reading

Mega MLSs join forces in common database

NorthstarMLS and MARIS hope to help smaller MLSs keep their autonomy while cutting down costs for brokers and agents and helping them provide better service to consumers. Continue reading

Coronavirus not slowing down NAR’s pocket listing policy

Several MLSs are adding a “Coming Soon” status for the first time as part of the rollout, while others are instituting weighty fines for violations. Continue reading

Coronavirus not slowing down NAR’s pocket listing policy

Several MLSs are adding a “Coming Soon” status for the first time as part of the rollout, while others are instituting weighty fines for violations. Continue reading

We talked to 21 multiple listing services about their coronavirus preparations. Here’s what they said

Canceling open houses, making showings voluntary and offering online training are some of the steps MLSs are taking. More drastic steps may be on the horizon. Continue reading

MLS system ‘in jeopardy,’ facing existential threat from iBuyers

“We are playing dominoes when the new world’s playing 3-D chess,” write the authors of a new MLS Roundtable white paper that was released on Monday. Continue reading

The long, messy road to NAR’s costly breakup with Upstream

After reaching out to pilot brokerages and multiple listing services nationwide, it appears brokerages may not be using Upstream at all. Continue reading

Minnesota’s two largest multiple listing services are merging

NorthstarMLS is joining forces with Southeast Minnesota Realtors (SEMR) to offer lower combined fees to 88 percent of the state’s real estate pros Continue reading