The real estate data land grab that could democratize listings

Upstream (əp-ˈstrēm) definition: noun, 1. A real estate industry initiative designed to seize control of real estate listings and provide a systematic national system for agents and brokers to distribute listings — democratizing listings data, kickstarting more innovation. 2. Real estate brokers and franchise executives huddling secretly for a year to hatch a plan to fend off the power of the local MLSs and the real estate portals. So which is it? Dark or light …