I think there's a lot more information needed out there for the RETS standard. We need something like an O'Reilly book for all the real estate application developers. I think the biggest problem with RETS education today is when an MLS executive says "Sure, let's go all RETS" and every broker tech, consultant and local vendor throws their hands up in frustration after going to rets.org and finding little to support the steep RETS learning curve.
How do we get this book written? I'm not sure - books take a lot of time and money to write - I don't think I'm up to the task myself.
Feb. 26, 2009 - RE: I could write a book about RETS
Posted by Matt Cohen
There could also be a chapter on Useful Tools (for RETS beginners and for developers).
It's a difficult task - the potential audience has such a varied skill level - from scripters who knows some PHP and maybe ASP.NET to advanced programmers...
Matt Cohen has consulted to MLSs, Associations, franchises, brokerages, and many real estate industry software companies for over 12 years. Matt is a well-regarded real estate industry expert on industry trends, software design, product management, project management, and information security. Matt speaks at conferences, workshops and leadership retreats around the country on a wide variety of MLS-related topics.
I think there's a lot more information needed out there for the RETS standard. We need something like an O'Reilly book for all the real estate application developers. I think the biggest problem with RETS education today is when an MLS executive says "Sure, let's go all RETS" and every broker tech, consultant and local vendor throws their hands up in frustration after going to rets.org and finding little to support the steep RETS learning curve.
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