ABOUT RESO
RESO is an independent, nonprofit standards body formed to develop data standards and processes that create efficiencies for all participants in real estate transactions. Our member organizations include MLSs, brokerages, REALTOR® associations and technology partners serving nearly two million real estate professionals.
Data Dictionary
The real estate industry’s universal language for data. It allows a wide range of systems to talk to each other in a seamless manner.
Web API
The modern way to transport data in the real estate industry. It is built on well-known, open technology standards.
A short list of some of the beneficial changes to the MLS and input fields:
- Increased public remarks character limit
- More architectural styles
- Added horse amenities
- Added showing considerations (safety fields)
- Added more exterior features
- Removed requirement for total # of rooms, requiring only kitchen, primary bedroom, and living room now - added optional fields for width/length
- Special attention paid to other property types - Farm, Commercial, etc. - all have been more fleshed out and include more options, giving a better foundation for the MLS to build on.

