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The Evolving MLS

The Evolution of Data Standards in the Real Estate Industry

By Saul Klein For decades, real estate data was local, fragmented, and inconsistent. Each Multiple Listing Service (MLS) had its own rules, field names, and data formats. What one MLS called Beds, another called Bedrooms, and another labeled BR. Even something as basic as a price or property type could be stored differently from market …