«The real
estate brokerage industry is already characterized by fierce competition, market
efficiencies, and ease of entry so that there is nothing gained for consumers by permitting their entrance.»
«Our goal is to really work on the challenges... to find a way, through the efforts of all these organizations, to provide consistent data
efficiency, to try to break down data silos that are huge pain points in
brokerage communities,» said Jeremy Crawford, CEO of the Real
Estate Standards Organization (RESO), which has developed data standards used by hundreds of associations,
brokerages, MLSs and vendors.