What if IDX is wrong?
That’s one of the biggest questions posed on this episode of Unfiltered Real Estate Insider by Hobie Hanna, CEO of Howard Hanna Real Estate.
As the debate over private listings, MLS integration, data ownership, and portal implications continues to rage, Hanna offers a perspective that challenges many of the assumptions the industry has operated under for the past 25 years.
The conversation centers around a simple but controversial question. Who should manage listing data?
Hanna argues that brokers are slowly losing control of one of their most valuable assets, and explores whether technologies like OcuSell, broker-managed distribution platforms, and evolving MLS structures can restore that balance.
Along the way, James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson push back and explore what these changes mean for consumers, agent choice, transparency, and competition.
highlights
This discussion also covers:
Howard Hanna History and Evolution of Zillow, Portal, and Data Monetization MRED’s National MLS Goals Why IDX Has No Longer Lived Up to Its Purpose Elevating Standards of Professionalism in Real Estate
Whether you’re an agent, broker, MLS executive, or industry leader, this episode tackles some of the most important issues facing residential real estate today.
And in the end, you may be wondering the same thing. “Should IDX still exist?”
Howard “Hobie” Hanna IV, the third generation leader of the Hanna Real Estate family, is President and CEO of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, the nation’s largest private brokerage firm and the nation’s fifth largest brokerage firm. Connect with him on Instagram and LinkedIn.
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James Dwiggins is president of NextHome, Inc. and co-host of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered.
Keith Robinson is President of Strategy at NextHome, Inc. and co-host of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered.
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