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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – January 10, 2024 – Broker Public Portal (BPP), a collaborative venture between real estate brokerages and MLSs to create a national consumer home search experience, announces the appointment of Dan Troup as its new Chief […]

The Broker Public Portal (BPP) Board of Managers is making incredible progress on rebuilding the company after the separation from CoStar/Homesnap. Within the next 30 to 60 days, the company will be delivering new governance that will amend the unitholder […]

The BPP has excellent governance that welcomes brokers and MLSs to serve three-year terms, rotating 1/3 of the board each year. Today, the BPP’s board of managers is evaluating technology offerings and selecting a replacement for the JV with Homesnap. […]

We have renewed our mission to deliver a national consumer facing website for MLS listings delivered by professionals who sell homes, not advertising. Our partnership with Homesnap was an outstanding success. Now we look forward to having a more profound […]

The Broker Public Portal (BPP) Board of Managers has entered into a termination agreement with Homesnap to dissolve the Joint Venture that featured Homesnap as the consumer facing website and agent mobile app provider to the BPP. The BPP-Homesnap service […]

The Real Estate Board of New York Partners with Real Estate Technology Leader Homesnap to Launch Public Portal For New York City’s Residential Listing Service  New York City’s real estate leaders, building owners and top residential brokerages announce collaboration to […]

Homesnap Showings to Launch Soon   Earlier this summer, Homesnap previewed Homesnap Showings, the new showing scheduling platform that will be available within Homesnap Pro next month. Homesnap Showings is an industry-friendly option for brokers and agents who do not […]

The real estate industry has faced disruption before, but remains extraordinarily relevant. Why? Because the work of agents and brokers help individual sellers maximize the value of their homes at points of life transitions, and help individual buyers achieve the […]

Homesnap Showings Preview Last month, Homesnap SVP of Product Development Lou Mintzer previewed Homesnap Showings, the new showing scheduling platform that will be available within Homesnap Pro later this summer. Homesnap Showings is being developed as an industry-friendly option for brokers […]

By Tom Hosack, CEO & President of BHHS The Preferred Realty Real estate professional know that the big portals don’t play fair. That’s why this industry success milestone is well worth celebrating: Homesnap, the public-facing brand of the Broker Public […]

The Board of Managers of the Broker Public Portal (BPP) today announced four new Board members. The Broker Public Portal, owned and managed by real estate brokerages and MLSs, operates a joint venture with Homesnap, the BPP’s public-facing brand and real estate’s […]

Homesnap Announces Showing Platform Homesnap will be launching a showing management tool — Homesnap Showings — within Homesnap Pro later this year. We have accelerated development so this feature will be available to every Homesnap Pro user in 2021. “We believe that the […]

CoStar CEO Weighs in at Inman Connect At the JanuaryInman Connect, CoStar CEO Andy Florance, spoke to Brad Inman about CoStar’s plans in the residential real estate space. Notably, Florance asserted that Zillow’s largest competitor is the residential agent, not […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members, and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Dave Wetzel, […]

John Mazur, CEO of Homesnap and Guy Wolcott, Homesnap founder, participate in a candid discussion with Joe Rand, Executive Director of the Broker Public Portal about the implications of the CoStar acquisition of Homesnap. Hear directly from these leaders how […]

Bright MLS, which serves some 95,000 real estate professionals who are connected to over 20 million consumers, announced it recently released an exciting new feature that allows real estate agents and their clients to find the perfect home in the […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members, and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Liz Kendrick, […]

BPP Optimistic About Homesnap Acquisition Many industry colleagues have reached out to the BPP with questions about what the acquisition of Homesnap by CoStar Group means for the future of the BPP. Last week the BPP provided this statement, along […]

New Orleans, LA – [ Dec. 22, 2020 ] – Greater Southern MLS and the Broker Public Portal (BPP) jointly announced today that real estate agent members of Greater Southern MLS, representing nearly one-third of all Louisiana Realtors, now have […]

Homesnap recently announced that it was being acquired for $250 million by CoStar Group, a publicly traded company that is the leading provider of commercial real estate information and marketing. Because the Broker Public Portal (“BPP”) is in a joint […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members, and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Carlton Jackson, […]

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors has named Joseph Rand its 2020 Realtor of the Year. The Executive Director of the BPP as well as the Chief Creative Officer of Howard Hanna/Rand Realty in Nanuet, Rand was  honored during HGAR’s […]

Why Brokers Need the BPP – Now More Than Ever If you missed the recent WAV Group webinar with Joe Rand, “Why Brokers Need The BPP – Now More Than Ever”, click through to watch it here. Joe is one of the most trusted and […]

Joe Rand, new Executive Director of BPP talks in this RE Technology video with WAV Group Founding Partner Marilyn Wilson about why brokers need Homesnap now, more than ever, as the real estate landscape is being reshaped. Brokers are looking […]

REAL TRENDING Podcast: Joe Rand, Executive Director, Broker Public Portal Tracey Velt, Editor and Chief of Content for REAL Trends, interviews Joe Rand, Chief Creative Officer for Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty. Joe was also recently named as Executive […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members, and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Kristen Gulson, […]

Industry Leader Joe Rand Named BPP Executive Director The BPP announced last week that real estate industry veteran Joseph “Joe” Rand, Chief Creative Officer for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) Rand Realty, has been named the Executive Director of […]

By Bill Miller Many of the best lessons we learn in life come from our earliest business experiences. During the 20 years I spent with IBM, we were taught the importance of “needs satisfaction selling.” We listened to our customers […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members, and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Brian Donnellan, […]

By Andrew Strauch, Bright MLS The Broker Public Portal (BPP) with Homesnap, which is owned and operated by MLSs and real estate brokerages, continues to innovate by generating massive listing exposure and free leads for agents. Bright MLS, an avid […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members, and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Kurt Von […]

Homesnap Data Shows Agent Confidence in the Market is Increasing  Since early 2019, Homesnap has surveyed its agents about the health of their local market by asking them each month whether they are more optimistic, less optimistic or had no change in […]

By Donna Kreps When brokerage and MLS leaders first came together nearly six years ago to discuss the Broker Public Portal (BPP), I had the good fortune of being in the room. At the time, real estate search was dominated and operated […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members, and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features John Ryan, Chief […]

BPP Keeps Agents Productive During Challenging Times A recent RISMedia article by Paul Boomsma, president and CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), highights the tools the BPP provides to keep brokers and agents productive during these challenging times. Brokers and agents […]

By Paul Boomsma Every brokerage is working hard to help their agents during this challenging time, and one of the best ways to do this is through training and resources that empower them to be productive real estate professionals. One […]

Letter from the BPP Chairman John Mosey, Chairman of the BPP Board of Managers and CEO of NorthstarMLS, shares his message of strength and hope in a letter to the industry. Read what John has to say below. Dear Industry […]

Jim Speer of OneKey MLS Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members, and what keeps them up at night. […]

By Crag Cheatham Brokers understand that our success ultimately comes from delivering great service and solid guidance to consumers. However, for years, brokers have been frustrated by how consumers have been confused, and perhaps even misled, by online advertising in […]

MLSs Helping Agents During COVID-19 As more and more cities, counties, and states across the country are put under stay-at-home orders to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we’ve seen so many of our MLS partners quickly step in […]

Art Carter of California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS) Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps […]

By Lou Mintzer Consumers today live in a world of online listings, with the ability to look up deep data with a few taps of the keyboard on their phone. But it’s the job of real estate agents to educate […]

Introducing All-New Homesnap Pro  The BPP with Homesnap is excited to introduce the biggest update to the platform since Homesnap Pro was launched in 2014. All-New Homesnap Pro is a major milestone in the evolution of the BPP, the industry-backed movement that launched in partnership with Homesnap in […]

By Carl DeMusz The power of Facebook is staggering: 1.62 billion daily active users posting more than a half-million comments and uploading 136,000 photos every 60 seconds. Nearly 70 percent of Americans use Facebook, and 74 percent visit every day. […]

Stan Martin of Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them […]

Homesnap Powers Stellar MLS Consumer Experience  The BPP with Homesnap is pleased to announce that Stellar MLS, the largest MLS in Florida and the 3rd largest in the country, has chosen Homesnap to power its consumer search experience. Stellar MLS announced the […]

Meet Sheila Dodson of BCAR Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. […]

By John Mazur Last year was an extraordinary year for the Broker Public Portal (BPP) with Homesnap. We’re now working with over 200 MLSs serving more than 1 million agents. We have almost 90 percent of the country’s listings from […]

BPP Success Story: Adding Value to the Market Jeremy Crawford, President and CEO of First Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (FMLS), explains the value that the BPP brings to the MLS, why industry leaders should support the movement, and how he leverages […]

Gene Millman of Northern Nevada Regional MLS (NNRMLS) Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them […]

By Jeremy Crawford, CEO FMLS Can you imagine if every time you wanted to buy groceries, you had to go to a bunch of different stores? A hundred years ago, that’s what most people did. You went to the butcher […]

Glenn Christoph of Intermountain MLS Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. […]

500% Increase in Leads — Facebook Marketplace Case Study Shows Amazing Result A few months ago, Homesnap partnered with Facebook Marketplace to make it simple —and free—for agents to showcase homes for rent on Facebook Marketplace and receive exclusive leads, and the results are in. […]

Commentary by Pat Shea When our previous mobile app was sold to a competitor, we selected Homesnap, the public-facing brand of the Broker Public Portal (BPP), as our mobile solution. It was important for us to provide the services and […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Marsha Buice, […]

Commentary by Matt Thomas I grew up in the real estate business; my mom has been a Keller Williams agent for 30 years. But real estate wasn’t my first profession. I went into tech sales after graduating from Notre Dame. […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Jim Yockel, CEO […]

The BPP Helps Win Back The Consumer A recent article in RISMedia – “MLS Basic Service: How the Broker Public Portal Helps You Win Back the Consumer” – highlights how the BPP can help reach and deliver value to consumers in your market. The […]

Commentary by Victor Lund The lightning success of the Broker Public Portal (BPP) has given more than one million real estate agents access to Homesnap technology. And now, engaging millions of consumers everywhere is how BPP with Homesnap will provide consumers a […]

Responding To Industry Disruption A recent article in RIS Media – “Is Your MLS Fueling Disruption Through Inaction?” – highlights why the BPP is a game-changer for MLSs who are facing disruption in their markets. “Even though over 1 million agents […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Stan Collins, CEO […]

Commentary by Gurtej Sodhi Do you remember rushing to return a DVD to Blockbuster before you were charged a late fee? Or taking your Kodak film cartridge to a local drugstore for one-hour processing so you could get photos developed […]

Commentary by Craig McClelland The real estate industry made a mistake: We let companies come in from outside the industry and offer what we should have offered the consumer for years. Instead of focusing on the evolving consumer needs, we […]

The Broker Public Portal is pleased to announce that Homesnap Pro is now available to more than 1,000,000 agents (more than 80% of REALTORS in the U.S.). Since the launch of the Broker Public Portal in 2017, Homesnap has quickly […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Ron Stephan, CEO […]

Welcome to the Homesnap MLS newsletter — your go-to resource to get the inside scoop on what’s happening at Homesnap. Here you’ll find updates on new features that your members will love, ways in which Homesnap can support your MLS, […]

RMLS Joins the BPP  The Broker Public Portal with Homesnap is pleased to announce that Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS), headquartered in Portland, Oregon, has joined the BPP. “We are eager to implement the Broker Public Portal for all RMLS […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Jeff Follis, CEO […]

BPP with Homesnap Integrates with CoreLogic’s Matrix™ The Broker Public Portal with Homesnap is pleased to announce a recent partnership with CoreLogic that integrates Homesnap Pro with Matrix, CoreLogic’s multiple listing software system. The integrations include the full synchronization of […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Stan Hartke, Director […]

Welcome to the Homesnap MLS newsletter — your go-to resource to get the inside scoop on what’s happening at Homesnap. Here you’ll find updates on new features that your members will love, ways in which Homesnap can support your MLS, […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Lauren Hansen, […]

Why the BPP is right for Northwest MLS In this RISMedia article, Northwest MLS CEO Tom Hurdelbrink discusses his board’s decision to join the BPP and provide Homesnap, the industry-endorsed, agent mobile platform that follows Fair Display Guidelines, to its […]

Columbus and Erie MLSs Join the BPP  The Broker Public Portal with Homesnap is pleased to announce that the Columbus and Central Ohio Regional MLS and the Greater Erie Board of Realtors have joined the BPP. Both MLSs will launch […]

Welcome to the Homesnap MLS newsletter — your go-to resource to get the inside scoop on what’s happening at Homesnap. Here you’ll find updates on how our product is evolving, ways in which your MLS can get more involved with […]

Northeast Florida’s RealtyWEB Joins the BPP  The Broker Public Portal with Homesnap is pleased to announce that Northeast Florida’s MLS, RealtyWEB, has joined the BPP and officially launched Homesnap earlier this month.  “Our Board of Directors made the wise decision […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Karen Kage, […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Denee Evans, […]

Next Week at NAR Annual: Broker Breakfast with Facebook & Broker Public Portal with Homesnap Session Friday, November 2nd, 8-9:30 AM at The Heritage Room at the Lenox Hotel, 61 Exeter Street at Boylston: Homesnap is pleased to host an […]

This Week at CMLS Orlando: The Broker Public Portal  The Broker Public Portal is proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of CMLS in Orlando. Please stop by our booth or schedule a meeting to learn about: Why leading brokers and […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. To view all our Ask […]

Webinar: Join the Broker Public Portal Movement Find Out What the Buzz is All About Please join RE Technology on Wednesday, September 5th at 11:00 AM PDT to learn: Why Broker Public Portal with Homesnap is so effective Why more […]

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the MLS.” Here, we talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up at night. Today’s post features Tim Dain, […]

Broker Public Portal Is #2 MLS Consumer-Facing Website According to Hitwise, the leading source for measuring real estate web traffic across the industry, the Broker Public Portal powered by Homesnap is now the #2 MLS consumer website! In just over […]

Today on the Homesnap blog, we’re kicking off a new series called “Ask the MLS.” Here, we’ll talk to people running innovative MLSs around the country and ask them questions about their markets, their members and what keeps them up […]

4 Reasons to Join the Broker Public Portal Are you considering the BPP for your MLS? Here are 4 reasons why MLSs have joined: 1) To provide a better experience for your agents and consumers. The BPP offers agents and […]

Homesnap Raises $14M Series B, Boosts Broker Public Portal  On February 14th, the Broker Public Portal (BPP) announced that its joint venture partner Homesnap, the public-facing brand of the BPP, raised a $14 million Series B investment led by Updata […]

Why Brokers Should Support the BPP Alon Chaver, Chief Information Officer of HomeServices of America, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, answered four questions about the BPP and why brokers should get onboard. Why should brokers support the BPP? Chaver: While real […]

2017 was an exciting first year for the Broker Public Portal and we could not have achieved our phenomenal growth without the support of our MLS and broker partners. The BPP’s choice of Homesnap as its public-facing partner has been […]