During the Council of MLS members-only webinar on Thursday, November 1, I briefly discussed one issue that will be before NAR’s Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee (MLIPC) in Orlando next … Read more about NAR lockbox policies in focus
CMLS legal counsel seminar, October 5
I'm really excited about the program that our firm has worked on with John Rees and Chris Osborn for the CMLS legal counsel seminar, held in conjunction with the CMLS annual conference in Tucson in … Read more about CMLS legal counsel seminar, October 5
The End of MLS as We Know it (Redux) – Part III
Note: I previously posted an explanation of this reposting of a series of columns I did for Inman News back in 2006. This is the third of three. Read the first and second."Facts are the enemy of … Read more about The End of MLS as We Know it (Redux) – Part III
The End of MLS as We Know it (Redux) – Part II
Note: I previously posted an explanation of this reposting of a series of columns I did for Inman News back in 2006. This is the second of three. Read first and third parts. "Lack of money is the root … Read more about The End of MLS as We Know it (Redux) – Part II
The End of MLS as We Know it (Redux) – Part I
Note: Over four years ago, I wrote a series of three guest columns for Inman News arguing the industry should get rid of interbroker compensation. A friend reminded me of that series just today, so I … Read more about The End of MLS as We Know it (Redux) – Part I
‘Core’ vs. ‘optional’ Pt 4: Legal issues
(This is Part 4 in a four-part series. I started with some definitions to get us on the same page; we then looked at NAR policy on the issue (for those MLSs that are bound by it); I provided some of … Read more about ‘Core’ vs. ‘optional’ Pt 4: Legal issues
Extent of MLS’s VOW rules enforcement duties
I'm taking break from the MLS core vs. optional services series to get out this post. An email has been circulating in the MLS community that has been misinterpreted as saying MLSs have some … Read more about Extent of MLS’s VOW rules enforcement duties
When should MLS services be ‘core’ and when ‘optional’? (Potential CMLS topic 4)
(Note: Shelley Specchio is CEO of the Northern Nevada Regional MLS, Inc., a host of the CMLS Conference in Lake Tahoe, September 30 – October 2. She and I have been discussing topics for the legal … Read more about When should MLS services be ‘core’ and when ‘optional’? (Potential CMLS topic 4)
Antitrust enforcement in eras of financial crisis
I was talking with a friend recently, a mortgage banking executive, who expressed amazement at the extent to which the government seemed to be allowing mergers of big banks that would previously have … Read more about Antitrust enforcement in eras of financial crisis