The CMLX3 Leadership Experience
MLS Matters with Matthew Ferrara: The CMLX3 Leadership Experience CMLX3 is the highest level of designation offered by CMLS. It’s where the industry’s greatest minds challenge conventional thinking and turn ambitious ideas into real-world solutions for MLS. Join Matthew Ferrara for an inside look at the CMLX3 experience, what sets it apart, and the work […]
CMLX3 Application Deadline
CMLS invites MLS professionals to apply for the CMLX3 Designation, the most comprehensive leadership program for the MLS industry. CMLX3 brings together a select class of leaders to strengthen their leadership practice, exchange ideas with peers, and build connections that support long-term growth across the MLS community. Participants explore current leadership approaches, apply strategy to […]
MLS Advocacy in Action
Advocacy starts with a simple premise: MLS leaders have knowledge policymakers need. During MLS Matters: MLS Advocacy in Action, CMLS brought together industry legal experts and MLS executives to explore how MLSs can contribute a stronger, more informed perspective to policy conversations at the federal, state, and local levels. The message for MLS staff was […]
Meet Jessie and the CMLS Team
In this MLS Matters conversation, CMLS CEO Jessie Edgerton shared her vision for CMLS, the MLS community, and the relationships that keep our work connected to members’ needs. Members had the opportunity to get to know Jessie, hear what she had learned from MLS leaders and teams, ask questions, and meet members of the CMLS […]
CMLX2.5: Administration & Employees
Registration for CMLX2 is required to participate. CMLX2.5: Administration & Employees helps MLS leaders strengthen the operational practices that support effective teams and responsive organizations. This two-hour webinar builds on CMLX1 by focusing on administrative responsibilities, employee management, and the leadership capabilities needed to guide MLSs with clarity and confidence. CMLX2 | Executive CMLX2 advances […]
Hot Topics Heading into Washington
Special thanks to our facilitators for bringing their expertise and candor to the conversation, Hot Topics Heading into D.C.: Rodney Gansho, Senior Director of Engagement at NAR; Richard Haggerty, CEO of OneKey® MLS and 2026 CMLS Director; Tina Grimes, CEO of Southern Oregon MLS/Oregon Data Share; and Daniel Jones, CEO of Hive MLS. NAR’s latest […]
2026 Legal Seminar
This year’s program focused on how MLSs can lead with clarity in a rapidly evolving legal and policy environment. Across sessions on antitrust, active litigation, AI, listing entry, data distribution, governance, and consumer expectations, speakers emphasized the value of turning legal insight into practical strategy, strengthening governance, building marketplace trust, and preparing MLS organizations to […]
Brings It To The Table
CMLS’s virtual spring event brings MLS leaders together for a candid conversation about the forces reshaping the industry. Explore how MLSs can reinforce their value, strengthen governance, and lead with confidence in a changing market. Agenda Our industry moves fast! Subject to change. Times are shown in ET. 12:30 State of the Industry Chris Haran, […]
A New Story for MLS
Brian Boero, Co-Founder of 1000WATT, focused on how MLSs can tell a stronger, clearer story in a time of significant industry change, and the questions that help define the MLS’s value at its core. The Moment We’re In Brian opened by framing the current environment not as a crisis, but as a moment of creative […]
Open MLS Participation: Lessons from the Front Line
For decades, MLSs in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and California have operated with open participant access. More recently, a growing number of markets have extended participation, while others are thoughtfully assessing the path that best aligns with the needs of their local marketplaces. Key considerations include: Governance models and policy implications Operational readiness and resource planning […]