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What Is the RESO Web API

and What’s in It for Me?

Troy McCasland, FounderTroy@AgentSquared.com@troymccas619-804-3028La Jolla, California

RESO Web API Standard

What’s in it for me?

What’s an API?

API - Application Program Interface

It’s Protocol That Defines How Computers Talk With Each Other

How All Modern Software Is Built, Sold and Distributed

Makes software Faster, Better and Cheaper

RESO Web API Pros Outweigh the Cons

RETS vs. API

Standards Make America Great!

VS

1 Language 27 Languages

We Are Under Attack & MUST Adapt or DIE

Wall Street vs. Main Street

Solution - Real Estate Standards Organization

• Data Dictionary - we speak 720 languages

• Web API - Automates Process

Why has NAR Mandated the RESO Web API?

MLSs

• Saves Time & Money• Reduces Liability• Protects Data

Apps for Agents & Brokers

• Faster, Better,

Cheaper

• Accurate Listing

Data

Consumers

Who Offers the API

Native APIs

● Corelogic - Trestle

● Flexmls - Spark API

● dynaConnection

● Rapattoni

Secondary APIs

● Zillow Bridge - Retsly

● MLS Grid

● CRMLS

● MLS Aligned

Why Aren’t More IDX Vendors Using the Web API?

• Change is Hard

• Market Didn’t Exist Until Now

• 2019 Will be the Tipping

Summary - Key Takeaways

1. Web API Creates Benefits for Everyone in the Value Chain: Consumers, Realtors, MLSs, & App Vendors

2. Contact MLS software rep and deploy their Native API or a Secondary API ASAP.

3. Encourage your vendors to get off RETS and start using the Web API. Promote vendors using the Web API.

Thank You!

Troy McCasland, Founder

Troy@AgentSquared.com

619-804-3028

La Jolla, California