MetroTex CEO Justin Landon: Can the MLS stay relevant in a changing real estate market?

Tracey speaks with Justin Landon, CEO of MetroTex Association of Realtors about how the MLS can stay relevant as real estate changes. Landon emphasizes the importance of preserving an open, cooperative marketplace.

He says the 2024 Sitzer-Burnett settlement changed incentives in the traditional MLS model. To encourage cooperation, he suggests rewarding brokers who contribute high-quality listing data.

They discuss how Open Real Estate could reshape the MLS, along with the need for nimble governance and valuable services. Landon sees irrelevance as the MLS’s biggest threat.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

Reward quality listing data to encourage participation.

Open Real Estate may reshape the MLS’s role.

Modernize governance to keep pace with change.

Focus on valuable services, not just software.

Irrelevance is the MLS’s biggest threat.

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