{"id":1491,"date":"2011-08-07T10:33:11","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T18:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.movoto.com\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2011-08-07T10:33:11","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T18:33:11","slug":"why-mlss-should-open-up-their-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/why-mlss-should-open-up-their-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Why MLSs Should Open Up Their Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/08\/Disclaimer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1501\" title=\"Disclaimer\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/08\/Disclaimer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"73\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inman.com\/news\/2011\/08\/3\/barriers-mls-innovation-change\">Inman news<\/a> ran a piece last week about the need for innovation and change in the way MLSs display their listings on the internet. It states plainly that&nbsp;\u201cMLSs possess the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of homes for sale in their market, yet many don&#8217;t operate websites that allow consumers to search for listings.\u201d And those MLSs that do provide websites are not as sophisticated as Zillow and Trulia.<br \/>\nHere is an example of standard MLS website:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/08\/New-York-MLS-Search.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/08\/New-York-MLS-Search.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1492\" title=\"New York MLS Search\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/08\/New-York-MLS-Search-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/a><br \/>\nHere is our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/mapsearch.aspx\">search<\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/08\/Our-Search.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1493\" title=\"Our Search\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/08\/Our-Search-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\"><\/a><br \/>\nWhile the article goes on to argue for more innovation from MLSs in how they display information for consumers and brokers, I think the analysis misses the mark. MLSs should stick to what they do best, creating the \u201cmost comprehensive and up-to-date list of homes for sale in their market\u201d and let other sites innovate on how that information is displayed. MLS are not technology companies, they are data&nbsp;aggregators.<br \/>\nIn this set up, MLSs would work to improve the quality, depth, and freshness of their data while we spend all night and day working to improve how consumers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/real-estate\/homes-for-sale\/CA\/San-Francisco\/1361-Natoma-St-110_387992.htm\">view listings<\/a> on the internet. The net result to customers is better data presented in an easy to understand way. Buyers can find the house they want while sellers can have their homes in front of as many eyes as possible. What\u2019s the downside to that?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inman news ran a piece last week about the need for innovation and change in the way MLSs display their listings on the internet. It states plainly that&nbsp;\u201cMLSs possess the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of homes for sale in their market, yet many don&#8217;t operate websites that allow consumers to search for listings.\u201d And those MLSs that do provide websites are not as sophisticated as Zillow and Trulia. Here is an example of standard MLS website: Here is our search: While the article goes on to argue for more innovation from MLSs in how they display information for consumers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-real-estate-tips","post--single"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why MLSs Should Open Up Their Data<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/why-mlss-should-open-up-their-data\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why MLSs Should Open Up Their Data\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Inman news ran a piece last week about the need for innovation and change in the way MLSs display their listings on the internet. 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