An Interealty press release has claimed that HAR had selected MLXchange for a pilot program. "We haven't even received a proposal from Interealty," Dauphine told GlobeSt.com. "After we receive it, it must be appraised by our MLS task force, and if it passes that, it must be approved by the board. It's a one- to three-month process."HAR members already have access to the iProperty.com "Chorus" system. "It's the only one that has met our criteria and received board approval," emphasizes Dauphine. "But, we are expecting that proposal from Interealty. We may wind up with three or four systems for our members to choose from."

Interealty did use a HAR database of 25,000 active home listings in demonstrating MLXchange at the San Francisco meeting of the National Association of Realtors last weekend. Houston realtors may be the first organization in the nation to try out the new flagship product, but that remains to be seen, Dauphine says.

More than a year in development, MLXchange will definitely be offered to the HAR as a pilot program. HAR, with more than 12,000 members, is one of the largest MLSs in the nation.