MRED Becomes First MLS to Lead National Relaunch of Broker Public Portal
PORTAGE, Mich. – August 12, 2025 – Broker Public Portal (BPP), the industry-led initiative formed by brokerages and multiple listing services (MLSs) to deliver a transparent, accurate, and consumer-first home search experience, announced today that Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has become the first MLS in the nation to lead the relaunch of BPP’s national home search platform.
With over 48,000 real estate professionals across Illinois and surrounding states, MRED is one of the largest and most progressive MLSs in the country. Its decision to lead this effort marks a turning point in the industry’s commitment to reclaiming the digital relationship between real estate professionals and consumers.
Rebecca Jensen, President and CEO of MRED stated:
“We are proud to be the first MLS to take the lead in relaunching the national portal for our brokers and agents. It’s not just another listing site; it’s a solution delivered by MLSs for the brokers who create and steward real estate transactions every day with homebuyers and sellers.”
“MRED’s leadership signals a new era for consumer search, one where trust, accuracy, and professional representation matter again,” said Dan Troup, CEO of Broker Public Portal. “By stepping forward, MRED is setting the standard for how MLSs can support a national effort to realign the digital marketplace with the values of our industry.”
“We are at a defining moment in the real estate industry,” said Cameron Paine, a founding board member of the Broker Public Portal while CEO of the Connecticut Statewide MLS. “Now, more than ever, it’s important to align the interests of the brokers and the MLSs. The Broker Public Portal is the only national broker-and-MLS-owned property search platform that positions brokers back at the forefront of the consumer experience.”
Pat Shea, BPP Board Chair and President and CEO of Windermere Signature Properties and Windermere SoCal, commented:
“The Broker Public Portal is an important industry-led innovation and collaboration initiative. It’s a technology that gives brokers and agents the ability to serve consumers better than any of today’s national portals. This is about restoring the consumer relationship and delivering a better experience. It’s leadership like this that forms the glue between brokerages and the MLSs that support us.”
BPP invites forward-thinking MLSs to join this momentum-building movement as strategic partners for $6 per agent per year. The mission of the BPP is to return control of real estate search to the professionals who know it best, giving consumers a direct line to the most accurate listings and local expertise available. To learn more about becoming an investor, please contact hello@brokerpublicportal.com. For a complete list of unit holders, visit the BPP History page.
About MRED
Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) is the multiple listing service (MLS) for real estate professionals across northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, northwest Indiana, and Iowa who input 250,000 listings annually. MRED connects real estate professionals with the tools, data, and support they need to serve clients and grow their businesses. To learn more, visit mredllc.com.
About Broker Public Portal
Founded in 2014, Broker Public Portal (BPP) is a nationwide alliance of MLSs and brokerages serving millions of consumers, working together to reshape how people search for homes online. Built on transparency and trust, and grounded in the Fair Display Guidelines, BPP offers a home search experience powered by the most accurate, up-to-date data, straight from the source. Its mission: to create a consumer-first alternative to the major portals to better support the professionals behind the listings.
Learn more at brokerpublicportal.com and brokerdata.com.