Colorado Real Estate Network

What Colorado Real Estate Network does

Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN) is a regional Multiple Listing Service (MLS) organization founded in 2005 and headquartered in Montrose, Colorado. It serves approximately 1,400 REALTOR members and 250 affiliate members (including banks, appraisers, and property inspectors) across 17+ counties spanning roughly 25,000 square miles of Southwest and mountain-region Colorado, and supports six REALTOR Board Associations. CREN's operational role is to aggregate, maintain, and distribute canonical property listing data for its defined geography — a regulated function in U.S. real estate — and to provide members with the tools needed to list, search, show, and transact on those properties.

The core product is the Paragon MLS platform by Black Knight, which CREN deploys as a hosted service to its membership. The technology stack is built entirely on third-party vendor tools: Paragon MLS for listing management and search, Paragon Mobile for mobile access, ShowingTime for property showing scheduling, Instanet for document and transaction management, AuthentiSign for electronic signatures, Realist Tax Search for property tax records, and ListHub for listing syndication to third-party portals. CREN also offers a web-based property search at crenmls.com covering all served counties, an IDX Resources program enabling agents to display MLS listings on their own websites, and member training via webinars, articles, and "Coffee with CREN" video content.

The business model is membership-based and recurring: real estate professionals apply for memberships (separate tracks exist for agents, appraisers, office staff/personal assistants, and IDX feeds) and pay annual subscription dues whose specific amounts are not publicly disclosed. There is no public ownership, no investor backing, no parent company, and no fundraising activity disclosed — CREN operates as an independent membership organization. The team is small (1-10 employees, led by CEO Jeff Follis), consistent with a cost-recovery operating model rather than a growth-investing entity.

Name

Colorado Real Estate Network

Legal name

Colorado Real Estate Network

Website

https://crenmls.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN) is a regional MLS serving approximately 1,400 REALTOR members and 250 affiliates across 17+ Colorado mountain counties, deploying Black Knight's Paragon platform and integrated showing, e-signature, and tax tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MLS Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Regional MLS services
• Real estate listing platform
• MLS membership services
• Property data syndication
• REALTOR member tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Montrose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: CREN operates as a membership-based MLS organization. REALTOR® members pay fees for access to MLS tools and services. The organization offers various membership tiers including agent, appraiser, and office staff/personal assistant memberships. Fee schedules are available via application links.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN) operates a regional Multiple Listing Service (MLS) providing approximately 1,400 REALTOR members and 250 affiliate members with access to property listings, search, and transaction tools across 17+ counties in Southwest Colorado. The core offering is membership-based access to the Paragon MLS platform by Black Knight, supplemented by showing scheduling, document management, e-signature, tax records, and listing syndication tools.

Product overview

Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN) operates a regional Multiple Listing Service (MLS) platform providing approximately 1,400 REALTOR members and 250 affiliates with access to property listings across 17+ counties in Colorado. The core offering centers on the Paragon MLS software platform by Black Knight, supplemented by integrated tools including Paragon Mobile, ShowingTime Scheduling, Instanet, AuthentiSign, Realist Tax Search, and ListHub. Members also receive access to a web-based property search engine, CREN Dashboard for account management, and IDX resources for website syndication. The platform covers close to 25,000 square miles and supports six REALTOR Board Associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Paragon MLS software by Black Knight: Primary MLS software platform provided to members
• Paragon Mobile
• ShowingTime Scheduling
• AuthentiSign
• Realist Tax Search

Products and services

• Paragon MLS Platform Flagship MLS platform by Black Knight that serves as the core system for listing management, property search, and member access for REALTOR members and affiliates across 17+ Colorado counties.
• CREN MLS Membership Recurring membership offering for licensed REALTOR professionals (agents, appraisers, office staff/personal assistants) and affiliate members (banks, inspectors) providing access to the regional MLS platform and tools.
• CREN Property Search Public web-based property search engine for Colorado mountain properties allowing users to search by county, property type, price, and other filters across 17+ counties.
• IDX Feed Resources IDX feed offering that enables CREN members to display MLS listings on their own brokerage or agent websites for syndication purposes.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• New Mexico MLSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Original founder and launch partner of the Virtual MLS Summit. The annual event brings together multiple MLS organizations to discuss innovation and pressing issues in the real estate industry. Colorado Real Estate Network is one of the founding partners of this multi-MLS partnership.
• Prime MLScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Multi-MLS partnership participant in the Virtual MLS Summit. Prime MLS joined Colorado Real Estate Network as a key partner in the annual summit format, which attracted more than 1,600 participants in its sixth annual event.
• Hive MLScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Multi-MLS partnership participant in the Virtual MLS Summit. Hive MLS is part of the collaborative partnership with CREN and other regional MLS organizations for industry innovation and education.
• IRES MLScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Multi-MLS partnership participant in the Virtual MLS Summit. IRES MLS is one of the founding regional MLS partners in this collaborative summit focused on real estate industry innovation.
• Black KnightcoreTechnology or IntegrationCREN provides its members access to Paragon MLS software by Black Knight and Paragon Mobile as the flagship technology platform for listing management and property search.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stellar MLS: Stellar MLS is a large regional MLS covering much of Florida. Comparable as a regional MLS platform with similar technology integration model but materially larger member base and broader geographic reach than CREN.
• Bright MLS: Bright MLS is one of the largest MLSs in the US, serving the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable as an MLS platform serving REALTOR® members but operating at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint, representing both a competitor and potential consolidation path for CREN.
• Heartland MLS: Heartland MLS is a regional MLS serving Kansas City and surrounding areas. Comparable as a regional MLS providing listing data and member tools to REALTORS®, similar recurring revenue model, but serving a different geographic market at larger scale.

Direct peers

• MIBOR Broker Listing Cooperative: MIBOR is a regional MLS serving the Indianapolis area. Comparable as a regional MLS organization providing listing data, member tools, and recurring subscription access to REALTORS® with similar governance by a member board of directors.
• IRES MLS: IRES MLS is a regional MLS serving Northern Colorado and is a co-founding partner with CREN in the Virtual MLS Summit. It is directly comparable as a similarly-sized regional Colorado MLS serving REALTOR® members with subscription access to listing platforms.
• Prime MLS: Prime MLS is a regional MLS that is a core partner with CREN in the Virtual MLS Summit. Comparable as a regional MLS providing listing platform access to REALTORS® in its footprint with similar membership-based recurring revenue model.
• Hive MLS: Hive MLS is a regional MLS co-partnering with CREN in the Virtual MLS Summit. Comparable as a peer regional MLS organization serving REALTOR® members with listing data, member tools, and recurring subscription revenue.
• New Mexico MLS: New Mexico MLS originally launched the Virtual MLS Summit in partnership with CREN. Comparable as a peer regional MLS operator serving REALTOR® members in an adjacent mountain/southwestern US geography with similar membership-driven revenue model.

Others

• Black Knight (now ICE Mortgage Technology): Black Knight provides the Paragon MLS software platform that CREN licenses. Comparable as the technology vendor whose products (Paragon, ShowingTime-adjacent tools) form the backbone of CREN's offering — an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor.

Regional players

• MetroList: MetroList is a regional MLS serving the Greater Sacramento area. Comparable as a regional MLS with similar member-based revenue approach and Paragon/Black Knight technology integration, though operating in California rather than Colorado.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/crenmls
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFlAC21zLCym_4kTbdYaUzw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Colorado-Real-Estate-Network-231054523659772

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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