{"id":1547,"slug":"typical-agent-uses-sliver-of-1745-fields","title":"Typical agent uses a sliver of the 1,745-field MLS dataset — active search, a handful of comps for a CMA, posting their own listing","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["real-estate-mls","reso-data-dictionary"],"reference_body":"**Claim.** Most agents use a sliver of what the MLS exposes: search active listings for a buyer; pull a handful of comps for a CMA; post/manage their own listing. This is a fraction of the 1,745-field, multi-year, multi-resource dataset they pay board + MLS dues to access.\n\n**Source.** Practitioner-consensus framing; cross-referenced with [[reso-dd-2-0-architecture-41-resources-1745-fields-3683-lookups]]. Accessed 2026-06-21.\n\n**Confidence.** Industry-consensus. Not measured in a primary survey here; consistent across practitioner sources and MLS tool-vendor framings.\n\n**Caveats.** \"Most agents\" is a generalisation; top-tier teams do go deeper. The argument is about the median use vs the available depth.\n\n**Implication / use.** The Section 2 thesis. The gap is not data availability — it is data use. Pairs with [[trreb-market-watch-monthly-months-inventory]] (board already publishes absorption) and [[itso-matrix-500-fields-cma-live-stats]] (the in-built tools).","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"research-brief-mls-data-inside-the-box-ontario-june-2026","title":"Research notes (capture-layer): inside the MLS box — what an Ontario member agent's account exposes, what goes unused, and what they're licensed to do with it (June 2026)","kind":"research-notes","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"reso-dd-2-0-architecture-41-resources-1745-fields-3683-lookups","title":"RESO Data Dictionary 2.0 — 41 resources / 1,745 fields / 3,683 lookups (ratified Oct 23 2023; effective April 15 2024)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-mls-data-inside-the-box-ontario-june-2026","title":"Research notes (capture-layer): inside the MLS box — what an Ontario member agent's account exposes, what goes unused, and what they're licensed to do with it (June 2026)","kind":"research-notes","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-21T10:47:49.090Z","updated_at":"2026-06-21T10:47:49.090Z"}