The RESO Interoperability Workgroup’s purpose is to identify challenges and propose solutions for real estate practitioners where technology systems do not efficiently interoperate.
The group’s scope extends beyond the traditional MLS server to data consumer challenges, as it can identify issues in all professional real estate technologies.
This workgroup works on Data Dictionary-aligned models that offer technology companies in any sector of the industry the opportunity to use them as a guide to map or interchange predictable data between systems.
These models may exist downstream from the MLS and might not employ the RESO Web API for transport, but with the structure of RESO Common Format, they help provide certainty for users of any method of data transport that the data format will be predictable.
Interoperability recommendations for new fields and other data elements can be proposed as additions to the Data Dictionary. Recent efforts have touched on showings, transaction management, offer management and an “industry map” of how different roles in the real estate industry are interconnected.
The Interoperability Workgroup meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT. | JOIN A RESO WORKGROUP
Chris Haran
Interoperability Workgroup Chair – Chris Haran, CTO, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED)
As CTO for MRED, Chris is responsible for driving strategic vision by bringing people, ideas and resources together for innovation. Prior to MRED, he worked in marketing and operations at a leading residential brokerage, where he introduced disruptive concepts and helped overcome the fear of the new. For Chris, the out-of-office message is an effective way to display online personality by showing that you have an offline life.
Catharine MacIntosh
Interoperability Workgroup Vice-Chair – Catharine MacIntosh, Founder/CEO, Listed
Catharine is the CEO of Listed, a company that provides a single-agent app to help agents retain clients and attract business. To make a better product and contribute to the real estate industry, MacIntosh became a licensed broker and began volunteering her time in organized real estate. She has served on the MLS and Condo Committees at the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), is a member of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) and participates in several RESO workgroups. She is proudly Canadian, loves her neighbors to the south and enjoys sharing music playlists.
