Alex Lange responds to concerns over the long-gestating real estate broker data platform being 'anti-competitive' ahead of its planned May 14 launch
Opinion
Remember Arab Spring 8 years ago? The National Association of Realtors’ new leadership’s mission to transform the sprawling trade group is similar
Young set to lead controversial NAR subsidiary with a focus on 'cost efficiencies' and member services
Founded in 2016 by several MLSs, the project seeks to help brokers by further standardizing property information and providing it under a single licensing agreement
Opinion
Don’t succumb to the technology myopia that’s plaguing the industry's brokerage business leaders
But also pushback and many obstacles in the way...
Opinion
Realogy will transform to 'stay alive,' Redfin gets its groove on and more
The letter states unequivocally that the delayed tech platform was always open to all brokers and agents
Board members say they would not have funded tech tool had they known it would be open to all brokers
Report says limiting third-party access to real estate listing data restricts competition and harms consumers
Opinion
No shame, most tech ventures fail. Join the club.
This timeline of events shows how the National Association of Realtor’s Upstream project has unfolded each step of the way.
NAR’s committed $15 million in funding from member dues, but the project remains 1.5 years behind schedule
CMLS survey finds lackluster support for industry initiatives costing millions
Change is here -- embrace it, encourage it