Miami will always be global.
It is in our DNA. It is who we are. It is what we believe.
Miami welcomes all countries, all cultures. There is no other U.S. city with more foreign-born residents and more people who speak a language other than English.
At the MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI), global is at the core of our mission. Working together, learning from each other and expanding global networks benefits all. We believe in creating global business for our distinguished 260 global partners and for our members, their clients, their listings, our market and our incredible communities.
Two YPN Global Congresses on two continents
MIAMI REALTORS® has been enhancing South Florida’s global exposure by exhibiting at major international conferences for 30+ years. This year alone, MIAMI achieved an incredible feat. We hosted two Young Professional Network (YPN) Global Congresses in two different continents: Feb. 27-29 in Dubai, UAE, and June 20-21 in Valencia, Spain.
We saw a need in the marketplace last year and created YPN Global (the first real estate association in the world to do so) to not only create top conferences for young, career-focused real estate professionals but to help them with global networking opportunities. Young professionals are our future.
In February, we partnered with the International Property Show (IPS) to host our second YPN Global Congress in Dubai. The MIAMI leaders and their honored guests spoke as speakers and panelists as part of the YPN Global Congress program in front of a full Congress ballroom. Attendees then had free entrance to IPS, the largest property sales platform in the Middle East held immediately after the YPN Congress.
In June, we partnered with the Spanish International Realty Alliance (SIRA) to host the YPN Global Congress in Valencia, Spain. Attendees then attended Inmociónate 2024, the largest real estate event in the Spanish-speaking world for a day and a half of education, business and networking.
Additionally, we exhibited and presented at TRREB REALTOR® Quest on May 15-16 in Toronto for the second consecutive year. REALTOR® Quest is Canada’s largest real estate conference and trade show. Our presence at these elite events creates global business opportunities for our valued partners and members while enhancing South Florida’s global exposure.
MIAMI Global Real Estate Congress to bring together 15+ countries
MIAMI will host its 27th MIAMI Global Real Estate Congress on Nov. 3-5, this time at our new global headquarters (1800 Oakwood Drive, Miami). Attendees can stay next door at the beautiful boutique EB Hotel.
The MIAMI Congress will feature luncheons and receptions, powerful speakers addressing global real estate trends and opportunities, and networking with international delegates from approximately 15 countries. South Florida is the top market for international buyers in the U.S., and MIAMI, the largest local Realtor association in the U.S., was the first association recognized by NAR with the Platinum Award for Global Achievement
Foreign delegations are invited to present International Market Spotlights to other attendees during the Congress opening event on Sunday, Nov. 6.
New global products for our members to create more global business
The MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) has partnered with Immobel, the world’s leader in global real estate technology solutions, to enhance MIAMI members’ global marketing exposure with two new member benefits: MLS Match and Xomio.
MLS Match connects MIAMI members for free to the world’s largest referral platform for real estate professionals. Xomio makes all MIAMI REALTORS® IDX listings available in 19 languages with purchase of a Xomio website. More languages, more visitors, more leads and more sales. Xomio is 15% off starting at $135/month, with two months free.
South Florida is the top U.S. destination for global homebuyers, so it is imperative that our MIAMI listings have the greatest reach, and our members have the best global tools. Our partnership with Immobel means all MIAMI listings are available in 19 languages and our members gain free access to the world’s top referral network so they can create more business and better serve their clients.
MLS Match, built and powered by Immobel, is the world’s largest referral platform for real estate professionals. The platform closes more than $7 billion each year across 80+ countries. MLS Match connects MIAMI REALTORS® members with the members of other MLS organizations nationwide, as well as with counterparts in key international markets such as South America and Mexico.
Featuring map search, multilingual consumer tools, and alerts, Xomio makes all MIAMI REALTORS® IDX listings available in 19 languages. Xomio IDX can be used as a stand-alone website, or added to any existing website to provide the same language and SEO benefits. Xomio is available for agents, teams, and offices.
Expanding MIAMI SEFMLS DataShare Network with OmniMLS in Mexico & more
MIAMI has now partnered with five top MLSs to provide our collective membership of 282,000+ access to each other’s MLS listings. The new IntraMatrix reciprocal partnerships, which allow Realtors in one MLS system to search and view listings of another MLS, are introducing new referral opportunities and additional listing exposure for South Florida properties.
Our partners include: the California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS), the nation’s largest MLS; Omni MLS, Mexico’s largest MLS; FMLS in Georgia; REcolorado and Realcomp in Michigan.
The California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS) serves more than 110,000 real estate professionals from 41 associations, boards and MLS associations. Omni MLS (headquartered in Mexico City) serves more than 4,000 real estate professionals in Mexico with 16,000 exclusive listings. Omni MLS is planning to expand to Costa Rica, Colombia and Brazil.
FMLS has a collective membership of 125,000 and represents 24 counties surrounding Atlanta and FMLS members have listings in almost all of Georgia’s 159 counties, plus listings from members in Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
REcolorado (headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado) is the nation’s 16th largest MLS, serving over 26,000 real estate professionals who work throughout Colorado. Realcomp (based in Farmington Hills, Michigan) provides MLS to more than 16,000 REALTORS®.
We are working on new IntraMatrix partnerships and more will be announced soon as we continue to expand our global products and help our members create more global business.
Teresa King Kinney is the CEO of the MIAMI Association of REALTORS®.