Sam DeBord, Real Estate Standards Organization – Swanepoel Power 200 | Real Estate Almanac
Sam DeBord
Sam DeBord
CEO
Real Estate Standards Organization
Bellevue, WA
104
SP 200 Ranking
Last updated February 06, 2026
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Sam DeBord
CEO, Real Estate Standards Organization
Bellevue, WA
104
SP 200 Ranking
Last updated February 06, 2026
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Executive Biography
As CEO of the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) since 2019, DeBord oversees real estate data standards development and implementation in the industry. In this role, he has become one of the chief players in streamlining the use of real estate data across different platforms and organizations by promoting industrywide data standards. In 2025, the nonprofit prioritized global expansion and French MLS SNPI became the first in Europe to be fully certified on RESO Data Dictionary 2.0 and Web API 2.0.