RentSpree calls on MLSs to include rentals, saying it would help agents

The company says the action would minimize delays for renters, increase efficiency of filling rentals, help agents earn commissions and build their pipelines and generally standardize the rental process over time. Continue reading

Bright first MLS to hire a chief economist

Dr. Lisa Sturtevant will help Bright with “critical business decisions around the company’s data assets” such as evaluating products and partnerships. Continue reading

Inman Connect returns: Big parties, tech’s reckoning and a Zillow pile-on

The event wrapped up this week after a two-year, pandemic-forced hiatus — and highlighted all the ways the real estate industry is still evolving. Continue reading

M. Ryan Gorman: Honestly, building tech for real estate is a ‘nightmare’

M. Ryan Gorman, CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, and Brian Donnellan, CEO of Bright MLS, told a rapt audience at Inman Connect New York why the industry hasn’t reached the “latte vision” yet. Continue reading

Bright MLS outages spark ire among members of 2nd largest MLS

CoreLogic’s Matrix has been down off and on for nearly a week for Bright’s 100,000-plus subscribers in the Mid-Atlantic region, subscribers and executives of the MLS confirmed. Continue reading

Bright MLS welcomes teams into its platform

As teams continue to dominate the real estate industry, the major Mid-Atlantic MLS is launching new tools to help them better track their performance. Continue reading

Encryption, inequality and ‘Zero DOM’: 6 pocket listing takeaways

Inman took a deep dive into pocket listings, which continue to polarize the real estate industry long after many thought the practice would disappear. Continue reading

Pocket listings are still around, but the off-market landscape is evolving

Two years after the National Association of Realtors approved the Clear Cooperation Policy, pocket listings haven’t disappeared. But they remain hotly debated, and demand for off-market housing is as strong as ever. Continue reading

MRED on showing service partners: ‘We don’t want to pick the winners’

Onstage at Inman Connect Las Vegas, executives from multiple MLSs discussed how Zillow’s purchase of ShowingTime upended relationships nationwide and advocated for choice when it comes to showing technologies. Continue reading

Multiple listing service technology needs to evolve, faces challenges

A panel of multiple listing service executives at Inman Connect Las Vegas argued Thursday that their industry’s technology could use an infusion of time, talent and money. Continue reading