Need Help: Starting Real Estate Business in Iraq without MLS

[Arish Latif]

In Iraq, there is a highly unorganized system of brokerages with many issues. 99% of real estate transactions and listings are done through brokerages that are mainly unprofessional, some unethical, and without data analyses. I am looking to create an online real estate listings website with professional staff and a call-center, the first of its kind in the country. There is a very large number of internet users in the country, and traffic data shows that traffic to local websites and applications are ever-increasing. The main issue I have while creating the website is a lack of an MLS in the country, with no listings being accounted for in a system.

My question for you more experienced folks is how can I go about creating my own MLS system for the country (no legal rules apply here, I have asked), or if there are softwares where I can input data into without creating a software from scratch. I would really appreciate your help, advice and tips on where to go from here! 

Thanks!