ShareThe topic of MLS Consolidation is spurring some innovative and progressive ideas on how to move the industry forward and maintain the MLS as the cornerstone for an orderly marketplace. This section houses the countless white papers, documents, FAQs, templates, videos, and more from across the industry. Something missing? Email MLS@realtors.org if you would like to share a document that may assist MLSs who are interesting in working together.
Articles & Blog Posts
- 5 Obstacles to MLS Consolidation (T3Sixty, 2017)
- Benefits of Consolidation (Bright MLS, 2017)
- Benefits of MLS Consolidation: Feedback From Those Who Have Done it (Kevin McQueen, 2016)
- Data Sharing – Viable, But Not an Easy Answer (Clareity, 2016)
- Decoding the Broker/MLS Cold War on Consolidation (Inman, 2018)
- Forget About a Statewide MLS! How About a Statewide Consumer Site Instead? (WAV Group, 2017)
- If Brokers Don’t Push for MLSs to Consolidate, Business Will Suffer, As Will Consumers (The Real Daily, 2016)
- Is Data Sharing Still a Viable Option? (WAV Group, 2016)
- Learn from David Charron, Chief Strategy Officer at Bright MLS About How to Create a Successful Consolidation (WAV Group, 2017)
- Listing Bits: What It’s Like to Be in the MLS Consolidation Trenches (Inman, 2017)
- Mergers, Acquisitions, Consolidations: Oh My! (REALTOR® Magazine, 1997)
- MLS Consolidation Is on the Way & What it Means to Consumers & Agents (ActiveRain, 2017)
- MLS, Meet the Internet (REALTOR® Magazine, 1999)
- MLS Merger Will help REALTORS® Pack a Bigger Punch (Inman, 2017)
- MLS Regionalization: Breaking Through (Clareity, 2016)
- MLS Regionalization: Beyond the Needs of Any One MLS (Clareity, 2016)
- MLS Regionalization: Setting the Goal (Clareity, 2016)
- MLS Without Borders: The Consolidation Endgame? (The Notorious R.O.B., 2017)
- MLS: Yes to Consolidation (REALTOR® Magazine, 2011)
- MRIS and TREND Announce Consolidation As Bright MLS (Real Trends, 2017)
- New Merger Creates Third Largest Association in America (WAV Group, 2017)
- Overcoming Obstacles to MLS Consolidation (Kevin McQueen, 2016)
- The Big Merge: REALTOR® Associations Consolidating MLSS (Reality Line Austin, 2017)
- The Industry Has Risen (WAV Group, 2017)
- Too Many MLSs? (REALTOR® Magazine, 2014)
- What We Need to Make Room for the Emancipated MLS (Inman, 2017)
- Will Bright MLS Flip the Consolidation Script? (REALTOR® Magazine, 2017)
Videos
- Bright MLS (WAV Group, 2017)
- MLS As We Know It Is Dead (T3 MLS, 2017)
- REALTOR® Association of Palm Beach and Greater Fort Lauderdale REALTORS® (WAV Group, 2017)
- SmartMLS (WAV Group, 2017)
Studies & Papers
- Dangers Impacting MLSpdf (Swanepoel, 2015)
- Data Sharing Dilemmas: Ownership of Real Estate's Futurepdf (Center for California Real Estate, 2015)
- Embracing MLS Consolidation and Living to Tellpdf (Kevin McQueen/T3 MLS)
- How to Build a Statewide MLSpdf (Cameron Paine, 2010)
- Industry Updatepdf (CRMLS/Clareity, 2016)
- It's Your Future... Make It a Good One!pdf (Alice Martin & Kevin McQueen, 2014)
- MLS Regionalization Best Practicespdf (Clareity, 2016
- MLS Today and Tomorrowpdf (Saul Klein, 2008)
- MRIS and TREND - A Shared Commitment and Visionpdf (MAPS, 2015)
- Real Estate Industry Outlookpdf (Inman, 2017)
- RESO Roadmap for MLSspdf (Clareity, 2016)
- State of Data Sharingpdf (WAV Group, 2016)
- The Evolving MLS: A Procuring Cause Advisory Reportpdf (Bob Bemis, 2015)
- The MLS Consolidation Shiftpdf (Swanepoel, 2017)
- Vulnerability of the MLSpdf (Swanepoel, 2015)
- What Does a Leaner MLS Look Like?pdf (Kevin McQueen/CMLS, 2016)
- What Does the Future Look Like for MLSs?pdf (WAV Group, 2012)
Resources From NAR
- REALTOR® Association Resource Exchange (RARE Database)
- Elements of a Successful Merger (2011)
- History & Background of Multiple Listingdocx (Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy, 2001)