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Greg Fischer
January 29, 2013 at 10:30 am
Weird, I would think the listing broker would have the most accurate information since they control the outbound data feed, but hey – maybe Trulia has top secret tech I don’t know about!
Bob Wilson
January 29, 2013 at 10:50 am
Many brokers that have feeds are only getting updates daily. If Trulia is getting some of their info from a Broker’s RETS, it isnt all 10-15 minutes fresh.
Todd Carpenter
January 29, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Todd from Trulia here. Brokers often source a feed of their own listings from the MLS, then deliver it to us. In this situation, many are now choosing to have the MLS provide the information to us directly. Much of it depends on their business model/practices.
Greg Fischer
January 29, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Understood. I guess my point was…the listing broker still knows far before Trulia knows, what the intent/status change is going to be on their own listings – additionally any licensed agent with MLS access still theoretically has 15 minutes more accurate data than Trulia does (if they query straight from their MLS, which is the only true source of “the most accurate listings”)
Todd Carpenter
January 29, 2013 at 11:56 pm
I didn’t write the press release, so not sure on the intent of that quote. My understanding is that this new framework is the “most accurate” way for us to publish listings (as opposed to using syndicators.