Single-Valued Payloads: It’s often convenient to be able to represent a single, top-level JSON Data Dictionary item. (Select to enlarge.)
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What is RCF certification?
RESO Common Format can be used by any participant in real estate technology: organizations using data related to brokerage, appraisal, tours, assessment, showings, photography, and more. While the Web API is used mostly by MLSs, RCF’s JSON format is not limited to Web APIs and may be used with any data source.
RCF’s API-agnostic, normative JSON data format corresponds with the RESO Data Dictionary and can be certified by RESO. | VIEW THE RCF SPECIFICATION
As a broker, what are the benefits of being RCF certified?
RCF gives brokers and their technology partners a better way to freely and efficiently share data between organizations, opening up opportunities for more certainty in technology planning.
It empowers a brokerage and its website vendor, CRM company, lead gen portal and back office tools to all talk to each other with data packaged in a simple, well-organized format. It keeps the broker’s data accurate and consistent across systems.
How much does RCF certification cost?
Certification is complimentary as a RESO member benefit. Fees apply for nonmembers. | CERTIFICATION FEE SCHEDULE
How long does it take to get RCF certified?
Once you are in the queue with our certification team, it should take about one week.
What is the process to apply for RCF certification?
When an organization decides that it wants to be certified for RCF, they first need to contact RESO’s Membership department at membership@reso.org to state whether they would like to be a member or pay a certification fee as a nonmember.
Once membership status is determined, RESO’s certification team will be notified and will work with the organization or its proxy vendor through the certification process on any errors and achieving a passed test result for approval.
Upon approval, a “Certified” status will be published in RESO Analytics and other RESO marketing.
Does RCF certification expire?
RCF expires along with the version of the Data Dictionary that it references. So if your RCF endorsement is attached to Data Dictionary 2.0 and we move on toward 3.0, a new RCF endorsement would be needed.
Who is currently RCF certified?
- AgentBook
- Constellation HomeBuilder Systems
- FBS
- Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
- Pearl Certification
- planetRE
- Planitar (iGUIDE)
What do some of these organizations have to say about the positive effect of RCF certification?
“At Planitar, we’re proud to have played a key role in developing the RESO Common Format (RCF), realizing our joint vision of creating a standard that facilitates faster and easier property data sharing between agents, MLSs and technology partners. iGUIDE property data is now RESO-certified as RCF compliant and seamlessly integrates with any MLS software that supports RCF, including Flexmls. The automation achieved through RCF interoperability saves agents time, improves MLS data quality, and enhances both the agent and home buyer experience by making property data sharing simpler and more efficient. We encourage other MLSs to support RCF for listing form autofill functionality, streamlining their operations and enhancing member experience.”
Alexander Likholyot
CEO, Planitar (iGUIDE)
“Becoming RESO-certified has been a tremendous value for AgentBook. This certification allowed us to adopt an industry standard that is both scalable and precise, enabling us to integrate seamlessly with other RESO-certified systems. The structured approach has significantly accelerated our development process, enhancing our ability to deliver successful integrations quickly. Moreover, the RESO certification reinforces our credibility, demonstrating our commitment to excellence and industry standards to our clients.”
Raza Khan
Founder, AgentBook
“We are thrilled to achieve the RESO Common Format (RCF) certification, as it affirms our dedication to delivering standardized and reliable data solutions to our clients. This milestone validates our robust data management practices and positions us as a trusted source in the real estate technology landscape.”
Anthony Percaccio
Director, Architecture and Information Systems
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
“As long-time experts in new home construction, Constellation HomeBuilder Systems knows the value in aligning new build terminology with that of MLS systems. That allows home builders to easily transition their data from Constellation’s ERP systems into local MLS databases. We’ve designed NHLS (New Home Listing Service) to help builders maintain that alignment. We are very pleased that our test data has successful passed RESO’s certification requirements on its first submission. We look forward to exploring how we can further link home builders to local MLS databases and improve the digital opportunities for new home sales.”
Milo Anderson
Director and Founder of NHLS & NewHomeListingService.com
Initiatives Group – Constellation HomeBuilder Systems
“Achieving RESO Common Format Certification reinforces Pearl’s mission of bringing greater visibility to home performance, especially high performance features and the value they add. This milestone is a testament to our dedication to supporting the real estate industry with reliable data that makes transactions more accurate and transparent.”
Heather Elias
VP of Real Estate
Pearl Certification
The business value of RCF is straightforward. It shows how to organize property data for easy readability by any technology system.
Related: RESO Now Certifies Brokers and Their Vendors (Published February 6, 2024)
