SourceRE Brings Data Independence to MLSs at RESO

By Bill Fowler | April 24, 2024

 

To say that the RESO Spring Conference was a high-pressure event for me would be a significant understatement. Not only is RESO the most important conference in our corporate event calendar, but our team arrived in Birmingham to represent Modern.tech, and to launch SourceRE, a brand new company bringing independent databases (and corresponding data management) to MLSs. Throw in that my band was the featured entertainment for the biggest party of the week, and you get a sense of the high-stakes situation.

 

The stage was literally and figuratively set for an exhaustive hour-by-hour schedule that kept me running around the beautiful Ross Bridge Resort with thoughts of how to best represent myself with a new and exciting opportunity to bring a new product that I care so much about to the industry – and remembering all the lyrics to After Midnight.

 

Thanks to the amazing marketing and operations team at Modern.tech, the SourceRE brand enjoyed front-row placement to conference attendees. That attention resulted in far more success than even I had expected. It seems the concept of MLSs taking back control of the way their data is stored, managed, and distributed has found a wide audience. I was very pleased to see that our mission to help empower MLSs to become the stewards of their data and unlock the potential of their organizations was so well received. Being able to offer a product to the industry that truly solves a problem at its foundation makes all of the hard work worthwhile.

 

By Wednesday afternoon, with the SourceRE launch largely complete, it was time to shift my anxiety over to the party SourceRE co-hosted with Ocusell, RealReports, Pearl Certification, and REAIt. The party, located at Dread River Distillery in downtown Birmingham, marked the social end of the week, with only a few sessions left the following morning. The place was packed as most conference attendees showed up for some final networking before heading home. You can find photos and videos from the event on our social media pages. The amount of talent in this industry is incredible. 

 

But the music was only part of what made Wednesday special. If you were there I’m sure you saw it too. That room was full of people who truly care for each other. Cheer for each other. Encourage each other. It was a chance to see that we’re all working for something bigger than our jobs or companies. Sure, some of us are competitors, and it may sound trite and overly idealistic, but there’s something about a RESO event that highlights that despite what’s on our W2s, we’re really all on the same team.

 

 

About SourceRE DB

SourceRE DB is an MLS Database and API System providing MLS organizations direct control over the management, flow, and strategic direction of their data. Learn more at sourcereDB.com.