Listing syndication - Larson Skinner, PLLC

Direct syndication alternatives

March 31, 2015 By Mitchell Skinner 2 Comments

On April 8, ListHub data will no longer flow to Zillow Group (ZG) and it’s causing consternation for many. Some of that stress centers around MLSs that have not established a direct feed to ZG. There are, however, alternatives to an MLS direct feed that can give MLS leadership more time to evaluate … [Read more...]

Change the game

February 25, 2015 By Mitchell Skinner 9 Comments

We don’t often represent MLS vendors. There are exceptions. The primary basis for an exception is when the MLS vendor’s interest very closely aligns with MLSs’. This is one of those times. We are representing FBS in negotiations it’s initiated with Zillow Group I worry (maybe needlessly) about … [Read more...]

MLS Direct Syndication Negotiation

January 13, 2015 By Mitchell Skinner 6 Comments

In my last blog post I promised that, “In a future post, I will take a closer look at the direct syndication model. Why? It’s more complex, it’s more interesting, it gives MLS’s more flexibility, and it’s arguably the trend for the foregoing reasons.” Well, the future is now. And it seems to be … [Read more...]

MLS syndication strategy

December 4, 2014 By Mitchell Skinner 4 Comments

As MLSs reevaluate their strategic planning going into the New Year, we’ve been getting many questions about how to approach the dynamic world that is listing syndication. We thought it might be useful to those MLSs reevaluating their syndication services to read about our basic framework for … [Read more...]

License scope (and Trulia Direct Reference)

October 23, 2012 By Mitchell Skinner 2 Comments

The following is not intended to be legal advice and describes legal concepts in generalized terms. If you have specific questions regarding your organization or a specific agreement, please contact an attorney.MLSs are the hubs and warehouses of valuable data. They receive data for which they want … [Read more...]

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