Is this a sign? The Northwest Multiple Listing Service will no longer send their data (archived: 2012) to Realtor.com. My first reaction was “Wow.” Realtor.com depends on MLS’ sending them their data. Without the data, what is Realtor.com?
What if … more MLS’ pulled their data?
My question is this – will the NWMLS still allow, via IDX, their data to go to their broker sites, and in turn, google (archived: 2014), trulia, etc? This could signal the beginning of the end for Realtor.com.
How will out-of-the-area buyers find the individual brokers’ sites, in light of Realtor.com’s no longer being an option?
The same way I just did. The search engines. These are fascinating times to be a part of an industry that is changing more rapidly than ever before
Locally, see what happens when one searches for “Charlottesville homes”? (note: my website comes up #2 (archived: 2026) – Wow again!)
This I know – soon, the search engines will refine their real estate search even further. It just has to happen.
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