CEO, Real Estate Webmasters
1. What are the three most important priorities or initiatives that RESO should pursue during the next two years?
• Universal Property ID: Advance the UPI concept to deliver on consistent listings data that is accessible within the U.S. and globally. This should be a priority because implementing it will A) enable a common property identifier that indicates the property location and unique attributes B) ability to match property data to relevant public data C) raise opportunities to introduce unique listings identifier internationally.
• Data Quality: Develop opportunities for brokerages, technology partners, agents, brokers to report / request data inconsistency changes. A way to crowdsource property listing errors can increase data quality standards faster.
• RESO Adoption by Brokerages, Agents, Brokers: Share case studies of how increased data standards will result in high quality and ease of implementations for their technology partners, which in turn will help raise their brands and businesses. There has been great progress on tech partners and MLS membership, more targeted efforts toward brokerages, agents, and brokers could increase RESO standards adoption in every class of membership.
2. How do you see your contributions as a board member being utilized for realizing these priorities?
• I am the CEO of Real Estate Webmasters (REW), a technology organization that has been providing real estate platforms with property listings data integration for over 15 years. As a board member, I will actively contribute by sharing my extensive industry experience, advocate for RESO and data standards across a strong and wide network, and share leading data integration best practices with other technologists.
REW is a RESO member and is 100% aligned with the objectives of evolving real estate data standards. REW is already on the journey to bring standardized data into its technology infrastructure. REW is currently partnered with technology & data leaders, and the Canadian government. The partnerships leverage RESO and lead the transformation of making property listings data consistent and reliable in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
3. The Board meets regularly, via conference calls and some in-person. Board members also are called to serve on or chair committees and special taskforces. Are you willing and able to meet the time requirements to serve as a director for a 2-year term?
• Yes, the time commitment to participate on the board and committees is a small ask for the return of benefits to all of us in the real estate industry.
