Purpose
To bring a diverse group of MLS stakeholders together with a broader real estate leadership audience to discuss, explain and debate the most pressing issues in the rapidly evolving spaces of MLS and real estate data.
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Focus
To spark lively discussions and explore often neglected topics surrounding the MLS landscape— from consolidation and tech, to regulation and emerging monetization opportunities. Panelists representing a broad range of regional and industry perspectives engaged in free-flowing conversations that wrapped high-level questions of data ownership and demographics with practical, day-to-day guidance for MLS-broker relationship building.
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Key Takeaways
Changes around MLSs—their role, responsibilities and opportunities—are inevitable and imminent.
That was the consensus from MLS leaders, who agreed broadly on a push to encourage operational efficiencies and collaboration, as well as consolidate data with more access and transparency—though participants often differed on specific approaches. With dozens of perspectives across
a wide array of technical, interconnected issues, here are the most important takeaways from three
days of dialogue:
