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Secrets of a Smarter MLS podcast: Bill Miller

 Bill Miller, CEO of MetroList MLS | Everyone Has a Voice at the Table

“By constantly soliciting open-ended feedback, northern California MLS MetroList has built a winning organization that both staff and over 18,000 members are proud to be part of.  Andy queries Bill on the customer-centric  ethos that drives their success.
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Bill is one of my favorite guys in the industry. Don’t miss the bonus content where Bill talks about how they manage data sharing for 7 large California MLS providers and the inside story on MetroList’s cyber attack!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from W+R Studios

A little distraction for a tough week. Be safe!

Want even more distractions? Check out our YouTube page of W+R Studios “Office Shenanigans”.

NWMLS disables open house features in MLS system

Northwest MLS halts open houses amid coronavirus crisis

“The move was announced in an email explaining that, in light of the virus, “NWMLS has made the difficult decision to temporarily disable the public and broker open house feature” in the Matrix technology platform the organization uses. The email states that the open house features will remain disabled” until at least March 31. As a result, “brokers will not be able to input, search, or view public or broker open house information in Matrix.”
The move may largely end open houses for the time being across a major portion of Washington state that includes high-profile, high-price cities such as Seattle. In total, NWMLS serves 23 counties including King and Snohomish. Significantly, Washington was the first state to report cases of coronavirus in the U.S., and it has since been described as “ground zero” for the spread of the illness.”

Great to see this kind of leadership from Tom Hurdlebrink and the rest of the NWMLS staff.

BombBomb to give free video email services for teachers during COVID-19 crisis

To help schools affected by COVID-19, BombBomb video email is now completely free for teachers.

“As a teacher, you’re at your best when you can communicate face-to-face. Yet now, more and more teachers are forced to teach remotely. Video conferencing is great – but what about those times when you can’t communicate live?

Now you don’t have to rely on plain text email. Use BombBomb to send pre-recorded video emails to students and parents through our simple, easy-to-use software.”

Love seeing vendors step up and help others.

RESO Spring Summit going digital

2020 Digital Spring Technology Summit

“Your safety is our top priority. New Orleans is under a state of emergency and Louisiana has banned large meetings through mid-April. We can’t ensure that our 2020 Spring Summit will be allowed to take place, or that it would be safe for our members to travel to it.

Instead of an in-person event, we will deliver the RESO Spring Summit as a digital event. While the RESO team and I are disappointed that we won’t see you in person, we will take this opportunity to reach a broader audience with the industry-leading work that you do.”

Sam DeBoard, CEO RESO

What a bummer, I was really looking forward to this one. But its the right move. I’m sure this won’t be the first or last event that is going “digital” this year.

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