Dustin wonders what the Consumer Benefits of a Statewide MLS would be.
To me at Redfin the consumer benefit would be that instead of us spending an inordinate amount of time dealing with ~15 different MLSes (each with different data feeds, standards, schemas and points of contact) so that we can provide inventory up and down the west coast of California we could instead invest in more consumer oriented features because we saved all this time by only having to integrate one MLS.
I think what you’re really after are data and distribution standards, which already are being pursued at RETS.org and you’re welcome to participate in that effort, too.