The History of MLS—Part One: Jack
Jominy
Jack Jominy recounts the evolution of MLS Technology
and the people who were there from the very beginnings. Featuring Peter
Shuttleworth and a cast of thousands!
Jack Jominy is Regional Sales Director for
Fidelity
National MLS Systems & Solutions. Jack entered the industry in 1976 as
an employee of Realtron Corporation. Realtron, founded by his father,
Jack Sr., who served as president, introduced online computerized MLS
and real estate information in the state of Michigan. His career has
also included work in various sales and sales management positions for
Interealty, Homes.com and REALTOR.com. At First American Core Logic,
he specialized in selling the Realist System tax products.
Jack makes this presentation in tribute to his
father, Jack Senior—the true pioneer of computerized MLS.
If you want to
understand today, you have to search yesterday. ~Pearl Buck
You won’t want to miss this fascinating trip back to
the roots of computerized MLS. How did we get to where we are today?
Highlights include:
- Key Sort for Real Estate MLS’s, started by Jack’s
father at the UNRA Board of Realtors back in the mid 1960s.
- The early days of MLS computerization.
- Demo of the first MLS computer terminal called “The
Black Box.”
- History of Realtron Corporation, the first MLS On-Line
Computer Company.
- Review of the large MLS’s who were customers of
Realtron.
- CMLS industry people who worked for Realtron over the
years.
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