MLS Aligned is a consortium of multiple listing services that builds collaborative tools for the real‑estate industry. Its flagship product, Aligned Showings, gives Realtors® a streamlined platform for scheduling listing appointments, reducing friction and improving coordination between agents and MLSs. The organization also develops data‑distribution solutions to help MLS members serve over 150,000 clients more efficiently.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Real estate agents often spend significant time coordinating listing appointments across multiple MLS platforms, leading to scheduling conflicts, missed showings, and inefficient use of resources. The lack of a unified, reliable system hampers collaboration between agents and MLS organizations.
Solution
MLS Aligned provides Aligned Showings, a cloud‑based scheduling interface that integrates data from participating multiple listing services. The platform presents a single view of available listings, allowing agents to request, confirm, and manage appointments directly within their existing workflow. Automated notifications and real‑time updates reduce back‑and‑forth communication, improving appointment reliability. By standardizing showing data across MLSs, the solution enhances data distribution and supports consistent reporting for both agents and MLS administrators.
Target Audience
Primary users are real estate agents and brokerages that rely on MLS data for property showings, as well as the MLS organizations seeking to streamline their showing workflows and data reporting.
Features
- Unified dashboard that aggregates listings from six MLS organizations for seamless appointment booking
- Real‑time availability syncing to prevent double‑booking and reduce missed showings
- Automated email and SMS notifications for appointment confirmations, reminders, and cancellations
- Integration hooks for MLS back‑office systems to capture showing data and generate compliance reports
- Role‑based access controls ensuring agents see only listings they are authorized to schedule
- Mobile‑responsive design enabling agents to manage showings on desktop or mobile devices