CMLS Board Appoints New Member

The Multiple Listing Services (MLS) Solutions division of Black Knight Financial Services announced that Marty Reed, the division's vice president of business operations, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS). Reed is the first MLS vendor representative to be appointed to the CMLS board.

Reed’s three-year term began on January 1, 2014.

"I am deeply honored and humbled to be appointed to the CMLS board and chosen to work on CMLS initiatives," Reed said. "The MLS industry is facing significant challenges right now, and CMLS is providing guidance and resources to all the organizations that touch and depend on the MLS."

The CMLS is a volunteer-led organization that serves as a premier forum and resource for MLS organizations across North America. The organization provides information and ideas to members about technology, legal issues, and organizational structures.

Reed has been a CMLS member for 11 years.

"Marty is a respected leader who understands the MLS and real estate industries and excels at consensus building," said Art Carter, president of the CMLS and CEO of the California Regional MLS. "Marty's drive and talent will be invaluable to the board as we work together toward our vision of the CMLS as a 'go to' resource for common interests across all MLSs, such as branding data integrity; improving agent competency and relevancy; and increasing MLS value to brokers."