Real Estate Technology Leader Jeremy Crawford Joins MLSListings, Inc. as Chief Information Officer

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MLSListings, Inc. (MLSListings) today announced the appointment of Jeremy Crawford as Chief Information Officer for its 18,000-member-strong multiple listing service (MLS) serving real estate agents, brokers and affiliates in northern California. In his new role, Crawford will be responsible for all aspects of Enterprise Information Technology, including infrastructure, design, development, implementation, and management of computer hardware and software systems and network. Additionally, in his executive-level role he will be a driving force in shaping, implementing and supporting the relationships between MLSListings technology platforms and its constituents and neighboring MLSs and oversee the organization's third party contract relationships and product management teams.

"Jeremy brings to MLSListings extensive technical, operations and leadership experience in the advancement of real estate information technology at the regional and national levels," said Jim Harrison, president and CEO of MLSListings, Inc. "We look forward to his contributions as we continue to build upon our current infrastructure and data services, as well as emerging integrated technology products."  

Most recently, Crawford served as Chief Information Officer for SANDICOR®, one of Southern California's largest MLSs, responsible for all aspects of hosted MLS and corporate information technology operations including data services, MLS service, training, technical support and information technology.  Crawford also has more than 15 years of information technology experience in the MLS, Association of REALTORS®, financial services, and education sectors.

In 2010, he served as vice-chair of the National Association of REALTORS® Real Estate Standards Organization Education and Outreach workgroup, and received San Diego's Information Technology Executive of the Year Award.  Crawford holds a B.S. degree in computer science from East Tennessee State University and attended its masters program in computer science as well. He is slated to assume his new role on March 1.

About MLSListings, Inc.

MLSListings, Inc. is a not-for-profit, California mutual benefit corporation formed in 2007 by a consortium of eight Northern California REALTOR® associations (Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley, San Mateo, Monterey, Pajaro Valley, San Benito and Central Valley associations of REALTORS®). Currently, MLSListings represents more than 18,000 MLS subscribers, in 6,000 firms, in an area covering 28,000 square miles representing more than $70 billion in annual real estate transactions. For more information, please visit www.mlslistings.com.

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