The information you discover on consumer-facing sites like Zillow, and Homesnap comes from various MLS's and each MLS deserves to negotiate its own relationship (syndication agreements) with these sites and determine what information is provided. Without the MLS concept, we would have an exceptionally fragmented industry that would make it hard for purchasers to guarantee they are seeing most/all of what is for sale within their sub-market, and it would be much more tough for sellers to get top dollar since they would not have access to the entire buyer market.
It's the largest MLS in the country by size and geographic location. The Executive Committee and Board of Directors are made up of representatives from the area's major brokerages and directs the service of Bright, which has actually turned into a full-blown software application, services and technology business. Bright has adopted a strict set of rules and regulations to offer information uniformity and guarantee reasonable play such as restrictions on marketing properties for sale that are not participated in the MLS, as discussed in last week's short article.
While sometimes irritating for brokerages, representatives and customers, there is a tremendous net benefit to the MLS structure by integrating home sale data into one database with a common set of requirements and guidelines of engagement. The Most Complete Run-Down allows the whole industry to work far more efficiently than it did prior to the MLS idea and since Zillow and other consumer-facing websites began aggregating noting details for public usage, it has actually taken away the "gatekeeper" function property representatives, to the benefit of customers and, I would argue, realty agents.
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