Thursday, July 24, 11:00 am – 11:45 am

The MLS Mess

Will the national MLS ever be born? Join a lively discussion with varying points of view on this controversial topic.

Panelists:

Alex Chang, CEO, Roost
Ashfaq Munshi, Founder & CEO, Terabitz
Jim Harrison, President & CEO, MLSListings
Justin McCarthy, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google
Mark Lesswing, Sr. Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, NAR
Michael Silvas, President & Co-Founder, Morgan Lane & CALMLS

Mark Lesswing

Information FREE radicals

What could be better for the consumer?  Most MLS have focused on the agent.  The shift now is to the consumer.  Once fine to have a localized MLS.  The consumer does not care which MLS vendor / platform they are using.

Do we still need a local MLS?

Roost.com:  From consumer experience a listing portal, from broker perspective, we're a IDX provider.

LIVE BLOG:  The MLS mess vs the innovator mess? Technical problem or political?  Who's empowering the consumer?

Brad:  Dream consumer experience?

Answer:  Accurate data

BW response:

Protectionism at it's worst.

How does it work in Canada

DEJA VU:  #icsf  ENDLESS FLASHBACK  We've been talking about his for years, will anything be different a year from now?