Craig Cheatham, president and CEO of The Realty Alliance, shares the broker perspective on how MLS policy can evolve for a world of APIs, AI and increasingly sophisticated consumer technology. His central argument: shift the focus from regulating how MLS data is delivered to establishing clear, standardized rules governing how that data may be used.
Maine’s #1 independent just proved you can take institutional scale without giving up your name, your leadership, or your culture. Every broker weighing consolidation needs to understand why that distinction is the whole story.
IDX was built for a different internet. As brokers rethink listing distribution, Office Exclusive and MLS Only strategies, combined with Fair Display Guidelines, may become the foundation of the next generation of broker-owned consumer portals.