Houston MLS enters data share agreement with DFW counterpart

Transacting business across the Lone Star State just got a bit easier for Texas real estate professionals and consumers. Houston Realtors Information Service, Inc., which is perhaps better known as HAR.com, and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. (NTREIS) have entered into a data sharing agreement, according to an announcement on Tuesday. 

Through this data share agreement HAR MLS subscribers now have access to listings in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and vice versa. 

In addition to this new data share with NTREIS, HAR MLS has data share agreements with Austin’s Unlock MLS and the San Antonio Board of Realtors’ (SABOR) MLS. Through these agreements HAR MLS’s roughly 48,000 subscribers have access to more than 80% of all active listings across the Lone Star State. 

“HAR.com is now the only MLS in Texas that is partnered with three other MLSs, which provides our MLS subscribers with unmatched statewide coverage and opportunity,” Mario Arraiga, the chairman of HAR.com’s board, said in a statement. “These data shares reflect HAR.com’s commitment to giving our subscribers a statewide reach and the resources they need to stay competitive and deliver exceptional service to their clients.”

According to the release, listings posted on NTREIS can be accessed by HAR MLS subscribers in the Matrix interface. HAR MLS subscribers are able to search for properties by city, Zip code, subdivision or through a map search. Additionally, HAR said subscribers working or referring consumers to the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area will have access to a full data set for research and Comparative Market Analyses in the North Texas market. 

This data share agreement between HAR and NTREIS complements a key reciprocity agreement the two organizations announced earlier this year that allows MLS subscribers in either metro area to show properties in both Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.