(UPDATE 5/25: We published an update on this subject. Markups on this post reflect that newer information.)At NAR’s midyear meetings last week, NAR General Counsel Laurie Janik and industry consultant … Read more about Has NAR solved the “CIVIX problem”?
Punting on syndication post #2
I'm punting the next post on syndication for a couple days. Things are very busy in my office this week, and I owe a couple projects to clients before I can finish editing the next post on … Read more about Punting on syndication post #2
A Listing Syndication Discussion
Updated Feb 16, 2011: Revision to definition to address IDX Additions are underlined, deletions struck through. There has been a great deal of talk and writing lately about MLS/broker listing … Read more about A Listing Syndication Discussion
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
MLSs and brokers infringing copyrights?
Dashing off a quick post tonight.Elizabeth wrote earlier this year about the basics of copyright. But she was writing from the perspective of protecting MLS and broker copyrights. Today, I'm concerned … Read more about MLSs and brokers infringing copyrights?
Public records from RPR will not replace your public records provider contract…
RPR seems to be getting traction, at least among more of our clients. But many MLSs coming to us to have the RPR contract reviewed come with a big misconception. I usually first ask them what their … Read more about Public records from RPR will not replace your public records provider contract…
IDX “indexing”: What’s so special about franchisors?
NAR’s board of directors adopted a policy at its meeting in New Orleans in November regarding “Display of IDX Information by Real Estate Franchise Organizations.” This post looks at the policy from a … Read more about IDX “indexing”: What’s so special about franchisors?
Back from Camazotz
I expect that fans of MLSTesseract wondered whether we had been tessered off to Camazotz. In fact, the lawyers at Larson/Sobotka PLLC (and principals at Larson/Sobotka Business advisors) have been … Read more about Back from Camazotz
Can a real estate broker post another broker’s listings on Facebook?
Facebook and other social networking websites are increasingly popular not only for individual personal use, but also for business relationships. Real estate brokers can easily make connections with … Read more about Can a real estate broker post another broker’s listings on Facebook?
“Something, something, something RPR”
I've just been looking back over traffic statistics to various recent posts on MLSTesseract. I noticed that posts with "RPR" in the title appear to have about twice as many hits as other posts. The … Read more about “Something, something, something RPR”