{"id":1123,"date":"2021-05-25T15:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T15:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utahrealestate.com\/?p=965"},"modified":"2021-07-27T17:22:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T17:22:05","slug":"mls-aligned-acquires-agent-inbox-to-create-the-future-of-the-mls-showing-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utahrealestate.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/25\/mls-aligned-acquires-agent-inbox-to-create-the-future-of-the-mls-showing-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS Aligned Acquires Agent Inbox to Create the Future of the MLS Showing Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MLS Aligned committed to standardizing showing data in the industry<\/em>

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah \u2013 MLS Aligned, LLC, a group of forward-thinking Multiple Listing Services focused on building industry-leading technology for its over 100,000 MLS subscribers, has acquired the technology assets of RE Agent Solutions, LLC, the owner of the Agent Inbox technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this acquisition, MLS Aligned will build upon the Agent Inbox tools to bring messaging and showings together in a straightforward place for agents and brokers. The system will bring tremendous benefits to consumers due to the platform\u2019s speed and enhanced showing system capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To better facilitate the showing process, MLS Aligned will integrate the showings and messaging systems within the platforms of their members to provide for seamless agent-to-agent and agent-to-client communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLS Aligned is committed to being the leading force for standardizing showing data for the industry. It will utilize the talents of its programming and product staffs to formulate the best practices needed for MLSs around the country. After seeing significant changes in real estate software and the various company acquisitions over the last year, the need to standardize and modernize this data on their own showing platforms became evident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Bjelke, CEO of UtahRealEstate.com, and one of the founders of MLS Aligned, said, \u201cWe wanted to show the MLS industry that MLSs can innovate together and bring the products our members are asking for to life. The Agent Inbox software, combined with our future plans for the product, will revolutionize how showings are handled by brokerages and agents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLS Aligned is owned by and develops products for MLSs. Metro MLS in Wisconsin, ARMLS in Arizona, UtahRealEstate.com in Utah, RMLS in Oregon, and MLSListings in Silicon Valley are partnering to own and operate this new showing service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re stronger together than apart. Working through MLS Aligned to bring this system to subscribers is one way MLSs can team up to provide elevated experiences and services,\u201d said Matt Consalvo, CEO of ARMLS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe purchase and development of a showing service allows us to provide our members with a quality product that we control moving forward. Owning our showing service eliminates future acquisition anxiety and allows us to meet the needs of our members in the best way possible. We are excited to work with our MLS Aligned partners to develop a product that will positively impact our members and the MLS industry,\u201d Metro MLS CEO Chris Carrillo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurt von Wasmuth, CEO of Regional Multiple Listing Services (RMLS), said, \u201cWith Agent Inbox’s ability to seamlessly integrate into our existing MLS, the communication and showing features will provide an enticing enhancement to our current list of features.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agent Inbox co-founder and CEO, Tyler Gordon, sees the deal as transformative, \u201cThe acquisition of Agent Inbox by MLS Aligned transforms the landscape and future of how independent MLSs serve their members. Leveraging Agent Inbox’s leading platform, MLS Aligned will control and further innovate on the most critical workflows of the real estate transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLS Aligned will be making this software available to organizations that are not MLS Aligned members in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About MLS Aligned
<\/strong>MLS Aligned, LLC, was founded by five forward thinking multiple listing service organizations with the intent to collaborate and solve pain points in the real estate industry. Those organizations include ARMLS (serving Arizona), Metro MLS (serving Wisconsin), MLSListings (serving Silicon Valley and coastal California), Regional MLS (serving Oregon and Southwest Washington), and UtahRealEstate.com (serving Utah and Southern Idaho). MLS Aligned offers an API driven data distribution tool that can distribute large amounts of data without the antiquated process of data replication. The organization also partners with its members on product offerings and services to better serve their more than 100,000 real estate professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n