When the system is up and running, it will be the first real test of who owns the listing data - the MLS or the broker.
Traverse City is a high-stakes real estate community.
A resort town boasting the residences and second homes of some of Detroit's and Chicago's most successful CEO's, including the chairman of U.S. Robotics, Traverse City offers the finest in services. Realtors in the community are concerned with remaining competitive and with being able to communicate with customers in the medium to which they are accustomed - the Internet. When RE Webcom offered ISP and hosting to agents and brokers, many brokers jumped at the chance to receive turn-key Internet services for their agents at less than the cost of their Web designs and maintenance contracts. As RE Webcom founder Kevin Fowler talked to agents about their needs and added more and more solutions for them on the Web, he realized that he could serve all their data management needs with a little help. OpenMLS is one of the original listings management system providers.