tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:28:10 +0000MLS TesseractLooking for a multi-dimensional conversation on the MLS and organized real estate industries.http://www.mlstesseract.com/noreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)Blogger65125MlsTesseracthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-4510226155340176328Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:17:00 +00002010-02-18T14:41:21.725-06:00RPR MLS License-What RPR can do with dataThis post continues the more detailed look at the RPR agreement that we began last week. We are still referring to “Version 2010.01.22” of the agreement.In this post, we’ll consider what uses RPR can make of your MLS’s data if your MLS signs the current RPR MLS Data License Agreement. As we shall see, the license agreement permits RPR to do things that its leaders have promised (on its web site http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/QkFZ3ZvZkfA/rpr-mls-license-what-rpr-can-do-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/QkFZ3ZvZkfA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/02/rpr-mls-license-what-rpr-can-do-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-9000159468255715534Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:37:00 +00002010-02-11T13:20:41.434-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsCopyrightBroker legal issuesMLS data protectionCopyrights in facts and copyright licenses: Copyrights in MLS listing content Part II As I explained in my last post, ownership in the copyrights in the data content in an MLS is 'scattered' in most MLSs: The MLS (or perhaps its MLS vendor or both jointly) owns the copyright in the 'compilation.' The MLS may own copyrights in photographs it commissions, if its agreement with the photography contractor provides for an assignment. The listing agents own the copyrights in photos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/2VwrDGHXV9E/copyrights-in-facts-and-copyright.htmlelizabeth@larsonsobotka.com (Elizabeth S. Sobotka)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/2VwrDGHXV9E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/02/copyrights-in-facts-and-copyright.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-7487148659348494132Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:42:00 +00002010-02-10T10:43:40.305-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsRPRMLS data protectionMLS exec comments on RPR and its license agreement(BNL Note: This post comes from the CEO of a Medium/Large MLS. Like all posts of this kind, views expressed here are those of that author, not necessarily of our companies or our clients.) Dale Ross has been discussing RPR for a few years now at national conferences, there never has been a real buy-in to the concept from my opinion.  Now that we have a contract in addition to a concept, things http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/DtOjH_M9XQ8/mls-exec-comments-on-rpr-and-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/DtOjH_M9XQ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/02/mls-exec-comments-on-rpr-and-its.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-9020557572834291560Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:06:00 +00002010-02-09T17:08:13.021-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsBroker legal issuesRPRMLS data protectionFirstAmericanListing syndicationBrokers' rights to control uses of their data and the RPR license agreementElizabeth has begun a series of posts about copyrights in MLS content. I believe another in that series is coming out tomorrow. With this post, I want to point out another basis of rights in listing data: the right of listing brokers to control the use of content relating to their listings under NAR policy. The NAR policyIf your MLS is affiliated with NAR and subject to NAR policy, it is bound http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/xkD7dtMi-Qs/brokers-rights-to-control-uses-of-their_09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/xkD7dtMi-Qs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/02/brokers-rights-to-control-uses-of-their_09.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-9217071613700305456Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:44:00 +00002010-02-08T14:45:18.048-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsPublic recordsRPRMLS data protectionText of the RPR agreement and 'public debate'RPR has so far refused to post the text of the RPR MLS Content License Agreement online. RPR’s president Marty Frame said (in a comment to a previous post about the agreement) that he hoped more of the discussion regarding relations between RPR and MLSs “will happen out in the open so that everyone can have the benefit of it.” When I asked Marty to post the agreement, he told me via email that “http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/3qg4PE8iozY/text-of-rpr-agreement-and-public-debate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/3qg4PE8iozY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/02/text-of-rpr-agreement-and-public-debate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-1861178601295941692Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:17:00 +00002010-02-10T10:44:08.757-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsMLS value propositionRPRBroker value propositionMLS data protectionListing syndicationBroker comment on RPRThe following comes from George Percel, a Florida broker and former association/MLS manager. I offered to share it with MLSTesseract readers. (I added the links to his text. Like all posts of this kind, views expressed here are those of the author, not necessarily of our companies or our clients.) I'm very interested in hearing from folks with contrasting views, so if you don't have your own bloghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/RmKYYDUGWrE/broker-comment-on-rpr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/RmKYYDUGWrE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/02/broker-comment-on-rpr.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3356528936479274504Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:26:00 +00002010-02-01T18:32:42.481-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsRPRMLS data protectionAnother checklist for MLSs considering licensing to RPRJohn Rees has offered another checklist for MLSs considering licensing data to RPR.John's list of questions takes a decidedly more legal perspective than Mike Audet's (mentioned in yesterday's post). Taken together, these two posts identify most of the issues that MLSs considering licensing data to RPR should consider. I'll try to provide a supplement later this week to fill in any gaps, if I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/fRoGr1epKCc/another-checklist-for-mlss-considering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/fRoGr1epKCc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/02/another-checklist-for-mlss-considering.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-5951548071297680793Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:37:00 +00002010-02-01T14:03:30.047-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsPublic recordsRPRAutomated valuationMLS data protectionWAVGroup white paper on RPR is a must-read for MLSsUpdate 2/1: Some folks using Internet Explorer had problems with the links in this post earlier today. WAVGroup fixed the problem on its server. They should work now.If your MLS is considering licensing data to RPR, I think you will find that the WAVGroup whitepaper on the topic, by Mike Audet, is an essential tool for your decision-making.Mike is a former colleague of mine and is blessed with a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/e8Vm4q4EdiU/wavgroup-white-paper-on-rpr-is-must.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/e8Vm4q4EdiU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/01/wavgroup-white-paper-on-rpr-is-must.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-638744472047463120Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:30:00 +00002010-01-27T20:50:47.103-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsRPRAutomated valuationMLS data protectionRPR’s Content License Agreement: What am I missing?We obtained a copy of the RPR MLS Content License Agreement (CLA) from an MLS client of our law firm on January 27. Our client provided a copy and said we could review it and blog about it but did not give permission to post the actual agreement. (The document is a PDF file that embeds the name of the client.) The document is marked “Version 2010.01.22”. I expect this means RPR completed this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/xaKtJfdVTjQ/rprs-content-license-agreement-what-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/xaKtJfdVTjQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/01/rprs-content-license-agreement-what-am.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-4971070086735505950Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:15:00 +00002010-01-26T13:16:24.622-06:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsCopyrightBroker legal issuesRPRMLS data protectionWhere are the copyrights? Copyrights in MLS listing content Part IWith RPR now on the scene seeking to license listing data from essentially every MLS in the country, Brian and I figured it was a good time to review the way that copyright law interacts with MLS databases; several issues make that interaction complex. Chief among them is the 'fractured ownership' of copyrights in MLS data content. In the absence of certain concrete steps, brokers and MLSs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/O_fFTMcJ0qQ/where-are-copyrights-copyrights-in-mls.htmlelizabeth@larsonsobotka.com (Elizabeth S. Sobotka)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/O_fFTMcJ0qQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/01/where-are-copyrights-copyrights-in-mls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-2461385090605622519Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:16:00 +00002010-01-21T10:21:02.002-06:00MLSTesseract gets a new authorBeginning in the next few days, my business partner Elizabeth Sobotka will be writing posts for MLSTesseract, too. Elizabeth is a co-founder of Larson/Sobotka, PLLC, attorneys at law, and our consulting subsidiary, Larson/Sobotka Business Advisors, LLC. She focuses her legal work on issues relevant to MLSs and brokers: copyrights and licensing listing data content; pursuing data pirates; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/l8Wk8-xEJag/mlstesseract-gets-new-author.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/l8Wk8-xEJag" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/01/mlstesseract-gets-new-author.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3952029000943984776Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:10:00 +00002009-11-19T09:15:48.185-06:00MLS strategyMortgage industryMLS data-license agmtsPublic recordsRPRAutomated valuationMLS data protectionThe report of RPR’s birth is an exaggeration... "If a spectacle is going to be particularly imposing I prefer to see it through somebody else's eyes, because that man will always exaggerate. Then I can exaggerate his exaggeration, and my account of the thing will be the most impressive." Mark TwainSince NAR's announcement of RPR, I have heard and read mostly churn: the Pollyanna churn, the Chicken Little churn, and the consultant churn. Rob http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/_yjkv7f90yY/report-of-rprs-birth-is-exaggeration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/_yjkv7f90yY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/11/report-of-rprs-birth-is-exaggeration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-7864417345077330982Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:24:00 +00002009-10-26T10:26:41.885-05:00ProfessionalismBroker legal issuesOffer spammingImagine you are a real estate broker, and you receive an email like this:From: Mystery Investment Company, LLC.To: YOUSubject: Offer To PurchaseLETTER OF INTENT TO PURCHASE123 Elm Street [the address of one of your listings]Hello, Broker:I am submitting this letter of intent to purchase the property you have listed below. I am making this CASH offer to you, the listing agent, with no other agent(http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/J7EQ-xD7ZUk/offer-spamming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/J7EQ-xD7ZUk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/10/offer-spamming.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-9139804524901063181Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:56:00 +00002009-10-19T12:59:04.798-05:00MLS strategyBroker legal issuesPublic recordsRPRAutomated valuationREALTORS® Property Resource: A possible business model?I have had numerous conversations with folks regarding the REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR), NAR's multi-million dollar initiative shrouded in secrecy. Until now, my view has been that there is no business model for it.NAR says that RPR, which will operate under NAR's REALTORS® Information Network (RIN) subsidiary, will give brokers better sources of data than consumers have and to make them thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/RX64RiEBRCY/realtors-property-resource-possible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/RX64RiEBRCY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/10/realtors-property-resource-possible.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3412211598804216956Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:27:00 +00002009-10-15T13:35:33.388-05:00MLS strategyMLS value propositionEmancipating innovation from the ‘legacy customer’MLSs are plagued by a seemingly intractable problem: their legacy customers. This is the existing broker 'member' or 'participant/subscriber' base. The problem finally crystallized for me during Brad Inman's keynote at the CMLS 2009 conference in Lake Tahoe at the end of last month. Brad was explaining why start-up companies innovate faster than 'legacy companies' – his premise is that innovatinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/QiJq2cJcS2M/emancipating-innovation-from-legacy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/QiJq2cJcS2M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/10/emancipating-innovation-from-legacy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-1192929486042383118Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:48:00 +00002009-09-28T10:51:25.551-05:00Mortgage industryGreat radio portrayal of how the real estate/mortgage bubble happened It's always struck me that the news stories covering the real estate/sub-prime bubble and collapse have either been very superficial or too complicated for the average person to understand. When a friend or colleague casually chalks the problems up to "greedy Wall Street," "stupid consumers," "unprofessional real estate brokers/mortgage brokers/appraisers," I wanted something I can refer them tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/ijO6Q_84Aao/great-radio-portrayal-of-how-real.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/ijO6Q_84Aao" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/09/great-radio-portrayal-of-how-real.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-4040072054171526569Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:41:00 +00002009-09-23T12:45:43.001-05:00MLS compensationProfessionalismBroker legal issuesBroker value propositionBonuses and Conditions on MLS Offers of CompensationOk, so I posted earlier about why I think bonus offers are bad PR for the industry. But it is also unclear to me whether bonus offers can be allowed in MLS.Policy backgroundIf we take the example of MLSs affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), they should be complying with NAR policy. NAR's model MLS rules address inter-broker compensation in pretty strict terms: One section http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/47ATqyH53I0/bonuses-and-conditions-on-mls-offers-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/47ATqyH53I0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/09/bonuses-and-conditions-on-mls-offers-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-5717697926979414680Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:29:00 +00002009-09-23T12:47:12.379-05:00MLS compensationProfessionalismBroker legal issuesBroker value propositionBonus offers in MLS are bad PR for the industryThis post and the next are revised versions of posts I did on my short-lived ActiveRain blog a couple years ago. They came to mind because of an Inman column by Teresa Boardman two weeks ago regarding the amount of cooperating compensation offered in MLS.Some listing brokers in many markets are offering bonuses to buyer brokers in an effort to speed the sale of their listings. Bonus offers of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/FeLfB4y10Lo/bonus-offers-in-mls-are-bad-pr-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/FeLfB4y10Lo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/09/bonus-offers-in-mls-are-bad-pr-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3693059780560937101Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-09-16T10:37:12.887-05:00VOW policy implementationVOWs MLS regulationVOWs AVPsIDX relationship to VOWsAntitrustAgent sites - VOWsVOWs relation to IDXMLS rules-VOWsMLS data protectionVOWs agent sites‘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 the arguments for and against making services 'core'; here, I'll touch on the legal dimension.When an MLS makes a service a 'core' service, there is at least some risk it can face antitrust challengeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/5X1mgB9M0rY/core-vs-optional-pt-4-legal-issues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/5X1mgB9M0rY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/09/core-vs-optional-pt-4-legal-issues.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-2204508692755833998Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:26:00 +00002009-09-14T12:40:48.585-05:00VOW policy implementationVOWs MLS regulationVOWs AVPsIDX relationship to VOWsAntitrustAgent sites - VOWsVOWs relation to IDXMLS rules-VOWsMLS data protectionVOWs agent sitesExtent of MLS’s VOW rules enforcement dutiesI'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 extraordinary obligations to police the VOW rules. The language that has folks confused reads this way:"With the shadow of the DOJ hanging over real estate, MLSs are starting to come to two conclusions:"1) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/Vd1PK43cm44/extent-of-mlss-vow-rules-enforcement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/Vd1PK43cm44" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/09/extent-of-mlss-vow-rules-enforcement.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-8247877613723674448Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:06:00 +00002009-09-11T15:13:33.704-05:00MLS strategyMLS value propositioncmlsMLS consumer-facing sites‘Core’ vs. ‘optional’ Pt 3: Arguments both ways(This is Part 3 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); here, I'll provide some of the arguments for and against making services 'core'; last, I'll touch on the legal dimension (but only briefly).There are arguments for and against making services core. The weight your MLS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/khxKg4bN_Tw/core-vs-optional-pt-3-arguments-both.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/khxKg4bN_Tw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/09/core-vs-optional-pt-3-arguments-both.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-1221782273444336903Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:32:00 +00002009-09-11T15:15:57.313-05:00MLS strategyMLS value propositioncmlsMLS consumer-facing sitesMLS services ‘core’ vs. ‘optional’ Pt 2: NAR policy view(This is Part 2 in a four-part series. I started with some definitions to get us on the same page; in this post I'll look at NAR policy on the issue (for those MLSs that are bound by it); next, I'll provide some of the arguments for and against making services 'core'; last, I'll touch on the legal dimension (but only briefly).Most MLSs are affiliated with NAR. If yours is not, you can skip this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/hp_vxRW-UGc/mls-services-core-vs-optional-pt-2-nar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/hp_vxRW-UGc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/09/mls-services-core-vs-optional-pt-2-nar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-5977569231613443434Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:46:00 +00002009-09-11T15:17:00.193-05:00MLS strategyMLS value propositionAntitrustcmlsWhen 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 panel there. Shelley wants input and feedback from those likely to attend: Which legal topics are of greatest interest and what aspects of them are most important for MLSs? I agreed to do a series of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/CiGLUYxzmUk/when-should-mls-services-be-core-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/CiGLUYxzmUk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/09/when-should-mls-services-be-core-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-8318675151548265788Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-08-25T14:05:32.269-05:00MLS strategyNAR announces competition for game-changing ideas Attendees at the NAR Leadership Summit in Chicago learned about a competition NAR is sponsoring for state and local REALTOR® associations to come up with game-changing ideas. NAR will fully fund the winning idea(s). The page for the program on NAR's site describes it this way:REALTOR® associations are invited to submit big, bold ideas that will change the course of how REALTOR® associations workhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/gAx0I8v5vxM/nar-announces-competition-for-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/gAx0I8v5vxM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/08/nar-announces-competition-for-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-2444681364031925178Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:37:00 +00002009-08-19T18:40:28.329-05:00MLS data-downloadsMLS data-license agmtsVOW policy implementationVOWs MLS regulationMLS rules-VOWsMLS data protectionStrategicMLS.com post on VOW policy clarificationsTom Jacobson and John Rees have a new blog post explaining some of NAR's recent clarifications of the VOW policy. They're less wordy than I'm prone to being, so I figured I'd link to their good work rather writing my own post. Comments and discussion are still welcome here, of course.-Brianhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/ymBLIU0dADs/strategicmlscom-post-on-vow-policy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/ymBLIU0dADs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2009/08/strategicmlscom-post-on-vow-policy.html