Evan and Rob discuss how the brokerage business model has evolved, their ability to innovate, agent adoption of technology, MLS consolidation, and his new startup Decentre Labs.
Evan and Amy discuss her extensive background in proptech, how data flows from MLSs to vendors, REdistribute's role in the ecosystem, and how MLS executives can begin to understand the value of the data they collect.
Evan and John discuss how important property data is to everything from disaster recovery to underwriting, to climate change mitigation. CoreLogic is the world's largest property data company and John is leading all their research and development which gives him a very unique perspective on the impact property data has on society.
On this episode, Evan and Warren discuss Warren's experience with navigating the MLS landscape as a founder, executive, and advertiser. Topics discussed include the effect of the market on MLS revenue and strategy, MLS corporate structures, MLS boards, healthy vendor competition within MLSs and associations, and go-to-market strategy for vendors.
Evan and Hayden discuss several of the unhealthy market dynamics at play in the MLS landscape. They cover anti-competitive behavior, industry incentives, MLS tech stacks, and the need for more competition. They also finish with a discussion on raising capital as a startup in the space.
Evan, Sam, and Josh discuss why the residential proptech industry is so complex and what RESO is trying to do to fix it. Topics discussed cover the evolution of the MLS landscape, the origins of RESO, their goals, their KPIs, their progress, RESO's international expansion, what MLSs can do better to support innovation and startups, and best practices for startups tying to enter the space.
Evan Knowles and Josh Coleman discuss NAR's latest policy updates related to fair housing and how the technology landscape can do a better job supporting fair housing with their products. We cover the details of the new policy, how brokerages, MLSs, and technology providers fit into fair housing, and how technology companies in the space can best go to market.
Once a technology vendor gets MLS data the job isn't over. Eileen, Vice President of Sales & Operations at Zenlist, details what it means to be a good custodian. She walks us through the integration process, audits, managing users, protecting data, managing regional MLS fragmentation, and MLS competition.
Nate is at the forefront of AI and real estate as the chief product officer ar Restb.ai. Evan and Nate discuss how AI is transforming the real estate industry. Topics range from the current state of real estate data, computer vision applications in real estate, what the future of real estate looks like, and what needs to improve for AI to reach it's potential in the space.
Evan and Zach discuss the ins and outs of real estate data and its many use cases. Specifically, we discuss data aggregation challenges, standardization, ways to leverage this data, blockchain, and AI.
Evan and Bill discuss how the industry has changed over his 20+ years of experience within the broker and MLS industries. We break down his learnings from his time with an MLS, Zillow, and Compass. We also discuss how startup founders should think about strategy when it comes to working within the MLS landscape and what the future looks like for technology in the space.
Evan and Sara talk through the steps technology vendors should take to become a member benefit, how MLSs find new technology, how they vet it, and how they measure success after implementing.
A look into a day in the life of an MLS Director and how MLSs engage with technology vendors. We discuss the ways MLSs find new technology, how they build partnerships, how they measure success, and how they work to provide new value for their members.
Evan and Hayden discuss what it's like to be an early-stage startup working to integrate with MLSs, the importance of data standardization, what MLSs could be doing better when it comes to engaging with startups, and what his company Ocusell does.
Evan and Russell explore the similarities between how Fintech has evolved and how the MLS landscape is currently moving towards a more open and accessible data layer. We also discuss his 10+ years of experience taking technology to market within the industry.