This week (and really for the next few months) we highlight the fact that the next RESO conference will again be virtual. But one thing that’s not virtual: swag! If you received a treat in the mail, we would love to see you share it on social media. We’ll...
As we delve into the dog days of summer, we’ll keep the RESO update brief this week – brief but full of Grade A beef. We lead off with our official announcement that the RESO fall conference will again be remote, followed by some advice from Showcase IDX for...
Video interview with Kurt Uhlir, Chief Marketing Officer, Showcase IDX Showcase IDX is used to power more than six million consumer searches on agent and broker websites annually. According to their website, agents using Showcase IDX also saw 83...
This week, we highlight four new members, share the decision that was made about “master” terminology, announce a new Tax Subgroup, ask for you to say “cheese” in your RESO member profile and, as always, share the latest activities in...
We’ve added a new member on the commercial side of the real estate world, and we’ve received a positive shout-out from across the Canadian border by a recent new member. Workgroups have been workgrouping so hard, including a recent foray into data flow...
From RESO CEO Sam DeBord The Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) creates open standards that drive efficiency and innovation in real estate technology. In recent months, RESO engaged in significant discussions throughout the real estate industry regarding terms...
Video Interview with Nathan Brannen, VP of Product and Sales, Restb.ai Restb.ai is a leader in real estate computer vision solutions, blazing a trail other PropTech firms outside the U.S. are likely to follow. Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, the start-up leverages...
We’re in the heart of summer, and many people are finding themselves listening to summer songs of great personal comfort this year. This week, in addition to our regular RESO coverage, we sidestep into another form of real estate data. What are we listening to...
We hope that you all enjoyed or are still enjoying the holiday weekend and some time off this summer. We don’t want to get too much in the way of your down time, so we’re simply going to update you on one new member, one workgroup meeting from last week...
This week we welcome a new member, dive into the WAV Group’s 2020 Data Services Survey (particularly as it relates to RESO), and highlight the happenings of not one, not two but five workgroup meetings last week! Since we want you to look at the most important...
RESO’s Broker Advisory Workgroup is hosting discussions that illustrate ongoing pain points for brokerages. Access to data is at the top of the list. Brokers regularly cite high costs for MLS data – which brokers consider to be their own – and access to data in...
Collaboration is crucial to the creation, adoption and implementation of real estate standards. Bringing representatives together from all facets of our industry – from technology firms and brokerages to multiple listing services (MLSs) and associations –is one of the...
RESO’s well-known standard for a Universal Property Identifier (UPI) has picked up steam, not just in the U.S. but also internationally. The RESO UPI Workgroup’s chair, Mark Bessett, traveled to Malaga, Spain last year to speak about the expansion of this...
Real estate agents are creating new ways to introduce busy, remote or self-isolated clients to properties online. In order to reduce foot traffic in sellers’ homes during the pandemic, new digital showing trends have emerged. Defining these digital property platforms...
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently approved a new MLS policy regarding the “Right of brokers to obtain an MLS data feed of their listing information.” The policy, proposed by Council of MLS, references RESO standards: A Multiple Listing Service must,...
by Matt Cohen of CoreLogic, Kevin Hawkins of WAV Group, and RESO Staff RESO’s Spring Summit is traditionally an in-person conference with speakers, technology demonstrations and standards workgroup meetings. The 2020 spring meeting provided some brand new challenges...
At our first-of-its-kind, smash success, RESO Remote digital tech summit, April 21–23, we announced our RESO Contributor Award winners in two categories: individuals and organizations. More than 450 attendees – including leaders in industry technology, MLS and...
2020 RESO Remote – Spring Conference I FULL AGENDA I REGISTER Forward march. While we are no longer walking to New Orleans, we’re still on the move, and you are the grand marshals for our exciting new digital event: RESO Remote, April 21–23, 2020. Most of us...
RESO Members, Our MLS partners are discussing the handling of listing statuses, virtual tours and Days on Market (DOM) during the current health crisis. The Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently held a...
Gene Millman is CEO of Northern Nevada Regional MLS (NNRMLS), serving more than 3,000 agents in the Greater Reno, Nevada, area. Real estate is both Gene’s passion and his expertise, having spent his career of 32-plus years in the industry as an agent,...
Colorado’s largest MLS, REcolorado®, recently converted its native MLS database to the RESO Data Dictionary standard. This upgrade creates a RESO Platinum-certified foundation for the MLS and a more seamless technology experience for brokers, technology partners,...
Early-stage real estate technology start-up TourZazz allows agents to create and manage real estate property tour itineraries online in collaboration with today’s home buyers. TourZazz CEO and Co-Founder, Stacy Spickes, along with her husband and long-time real...
With Bill Gaul, CEO of Builders Update A serial entrepreneur who started his first firm at 11 years old and is working on his fourth startup, Bill Gaul has been driven by solving problems. His first appreciation for standards came from his military experience, and it...
Internet tracking events have become an essential part of the modern software business model. For real estate, it can help brokers and agents gain greater insight into consumer activity and behavior to better serve their needs. That’s why RESO Internet...
With a technology career that spans three decades, Rob Larson is one of RESO’s most knowledgeable volunteers as chair of its Data Dictionary Workgroup. Larson also is the Chief Information Officer of the California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS), the...
