Archive for January, 2010
If you are involved in MLS decision-making, I highly recommend that you take a few minutes to read the paper written by my friend Mike Audet, WAV Group. Read More →
In November, Kevin McQueen, President of Focus Forward became one 12 professional advisors or “coaches” retained by NAR to assist a similar number of local and state REALTOR Associations with their winning proposals or “Game Changer Initiatives”. Kevin was fortunate to be assigned to work with the good people in Montana who are leaders of the Montana Association of REALTORS®. As a result of their Game Changer Initiative, the 4,100 members of the Montana Association of REALTORS® (MAR) will be more informed and involved in issues that matter... [Read more]
As many of you know, I have been advising my clients and others since November 2009 to learn as much as they can about #RPR before formulating position and strategies about RPR. The MLS Content License Agreement is now being circulated to MLSs. I have reviewed the document and discussed it with some of my clients. The License Agreement is pretty straight-forward and free of any real surprises, at least to the people I have talked with so far. I would be very interested in talking with you about your take on it. If you are the MLS Executive and have not already requested... [Read more]
Participation at last week’s Inman Connect New York #ICNY was up to about 1,700 attendees. I believe that this is due in part to Inman’s aggressive marketing campaign, its use of social media, and the uptick in real estate sales activity in some markets. But there are at least two other things going in the industry right now that may have contributed to the increased interest and turnout. The first one is that in times of uncertainly, people are constantly looking for direction and answers. This is one of those times with great uncertainty about the economy, jobs,... [Read more]
I just launched a brand new website this morning. After 3 months of planning, design and development, it’s live. My primary purpose for sharing this with you today is to ask for your feedback, since this is one of those projects that you sometimes get too close to see the big picture. I welcome all of your comments, questions, suggestions — anything goes. I will begin regular blog posts about topics of interest to inform and create communities where we can all learn from each other. This is a very exciting time in our industry and I am blessed to play... [Read more]
Kevin McQueen MLS Collaborations Read More →
CARETS 2009 Kevin McQueen Read More →
Common Approaches to MLS Collaboration Read More →
Data Sharing and Other Buzzwords – Focus Forward Read More →
MLS-Vision MLS 5.0 Saul Klein Read More →
