Crawford is CEO of First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), which has over 57,000 subscribers. A proponent of MLS collaboration, he continued to champion data-sharing in 2024 partnering with the Miami Association of Realtors, MLS Listings and Heartland MLS. Crawford began his real estate career in 2001 at the company now known as CoreLogic. Before becoming CEO of broker-owned FMLS in 2019, he led the Real Estate Standards Organization as CEO.