tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253Thu, 31 May 2012 15:49:29 +0000Listing aggregatorsBroker value propositionMLS data-license agmtsPublic recordsVOWs impact on industryMLS data-confidential datacmlsMLS value propositionBroker blogsFannie MaeGovernmentIDX/VOW site buildersFranchisorsDomain name issuesSocial mediaWeb Search EnginesVOWs MLS regulationCoreLogicVOWs definedBroker legal issuesMLS strategyVOWs CRMRealtor.Com and VOWsFacebookFirstAmericanVOWs broker strategiesProfessionalismVOWs NAR/DOJ litigationCopyrightCRMListing syndicationSearch EnginesRPRMLS data-downloadsIDX relationship to VOWsVOWs multiple sites per broker/agentVOWs AVPsVOW policy implementationPatentsMLS rules - generalMLS rules-IDXAntitrustMove IncAutomated valuationTrademarksMLS compensationMortgage industryVOW policy and state lawMLS consumer-facing sitesVOWs agent sitesForSaleByOwner.ComMobile applicationsVOWs relation to IDXMLS rules-VOWsAgent sites - VOWsIDX effectivenessMLS data protectionMLS TesseractLooking for a multi-dimensional conversation on the MLS and organized real estate industries.http://www.mlstesseract.com/noreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)Blogger103125MlsTesseracthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-5998532457810036569Wed, 30 May 2012 20:45:00 +00002012-05-30T15:45:04.019-05:00Mobile applicationsListing aggregatorsIDX effectivenessIDX relationship to VOWsVOWs relation to IDXListing syndicationIDX makes sense for brokers, even those who won't syndicate Rob Hahn has said there is no meaningful difference between IDX and syndication and that he thinks brokers pulling out of syndication are a harbinger of IDX's demise; but I think he’s dead wrong. I’ll try to make my point here in a post considerably shorter than one of Rob’s Notoriously long ones ;-) You can see Rob's post claiming (erroneously, I think) the equivalence of IDX to syndication http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/wVMqKMQ5Z0w/idx-makes-sense-for-brokers-even-those.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/wVMqKMQ5Z0w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2012/05/idx-makes-sense-for-brokers-even-those.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-4737523109112431424Tue, 22 May 2012 17:11:00 +00002012-05-22T12:11:52.856-05:00MLS rules - generalMLS data-license agmtsCopyrightMLS rules-IDXGetty Images, MLSs, and strict liability for copyright infringement <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/a9jChZni-R8/getty-images-mlss-and-strict-liability.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell A. Skinner)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/a9jChZni-R8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2012/05/getty-images-mlss-and-strict-liability.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3457971329235063046Tue, 15 May 2012 15:04:00 +00002012-05-15T10:05:05.743-05:00Mobile applicationsMLS rules - generalSocial mediaMLS rules-IDXMore on NAR's SM/IDX PolicyVictor Lund over at WAV Group has posted suggestions about carrying the NAR SM/IDX discussion further. I discussed this in a previous post. I thought I'd put my comments about Victor's post here. It seems to me that Victor avoids the big problem: trying to define social media. That's good, because I think defining it is a lost cause when, as he points out, almost all websites are at least http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/6SONQih1GvQ/victor-lund-over-at-wav-group-has.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/6SONQih1GvQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2012/05/victor-lund-over-at-wav-group-has.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-5190660587687551844Wed, 02 May 2012 14:02:00 +00002012-05-02T09:02:37.984-05:00Mobile applicationsListing aggregatorsSocial mediaIDX relationship to VOWsMLS rules-IDXNew NAR IDX policy proposals (Part 2)(Got this one under 1,000 words! WOOT!) I noted previously that the changes NAR is proposing to Sections 18.1 through 18.4 of its IDX policy are generally good. (Here are links to my disuccsion of it; the copy Matt Cohen posted; and his discussion of it.) I suggested a clarification that a broker displaying another broker's listings should have actual and apparent control of the place where the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/RH-aJ7SL2Kg/new-nar-idx-policy-proposals-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/RH-aJ7SL2Kg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2012/05/new-nar-idx-policy-proposals-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-373940534743831633Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:36:00 +00002012-04-26T13:36:45.506-05:00MLS rules - generalBroker legal issuesIs first-in-time first-in-right? MaybeMLSs sometimes face the following scenario: Broker A puts a listing record into the MLS relating to 123 Elm Street. Broker B either (a) also puts in a listing record for the same property after Broker A or (b) complains to the MLS that Broker B is actually the listing agent and that Broker A's listing should be deleted. The question is what should the MLS do? I think the MLS wants to deal with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/FY-0NXDYIAg/is-first-in-time-first-in-right-maybe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/FY-0NXDYIAg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2012/04/is-first-in-time-first-in-right-maybe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3371590431258498769Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:14:00 +00002012-05-01T15:09:30.788-05:00Social mediaMLS rules-IDXNAR's new IDX policy revision proposals Back in November, I posted proposing that we have an open discussion about social media in IDX. I began the discussion with a long post on December 9, trying to decide what counts as a social media platform. Then I completely dropped the ball. I'm happy to say it's because our firm has been crazy busy on projects that matter a lot to us (and I hope, to the industry); but I still feel as if I've http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/h-4snXJjMZY/nars-new-idx-policy-revision-proposals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/h-4snXJjMZY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2012/04/nars-new-idx-policy-revision-proposals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-4601926307218642578Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:08:00 +00002011-12-09T10:32:48.382-06:00Mobile applicationsMLS data-license agmtsIDX effectivenessSocial mediaMLS rules-IDXMLS data protectionSM/IDX: What counts as a social media platform? I proposed back on November 18 that we should have an open discussion about social media and IDX. Enough folks responded here and on Facebook, etc., that they'd like to see the discussion. In later posts, we’ll discuss the ways in which brokers might use or want to use social media with each other’s listings. I also want to discuss comments that Mike Wurzer has made here and on his blog abouthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/Ix41OYKIFL8/smidx-what-counts-as-social-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)14<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/Ix41OYKIFL8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/12/smidx-what-counts-as-social-media.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-7376713147322993551Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:48:00 +00002011-11-28T15:36:19.198-06:00MLS strategyCopyrightBroker legal issuesMLS data protectionCopyright ownership of MLS listings - a refresherThere are new industry grumblings of websites infringing MLS and broker copyrights. We have received several emails regarding the alleged infringement, and I am communicating with one website owner on behalf of several clients. While this is not the proper forum for a discussion of the allegations – that is a discussion you should have with your attorney – these developments highlight the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/nM5_KIJ9xy8/copyright-ownership-of-mls-listings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell A. Skinner)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/nM5_KIJ9xy8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/11/copyright-ownership-of-mls-listings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3252918207891616307Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:39:00 +00002011-11-21T13:28:56.825-06:00MLS data-downloadsListing aggregatorsCopyrightMLS data protectionListing syndicationFollow the listing recordIt's easy to lose track of where listing records go. From IDX sites to VOWs to third party aggregators to data licensees, the path of listings can be confusing. Hopefully this simplified* chart will help you better understand the flow of listing records (click on the image for a larger view).The colors of the lines indicate what types of listings are generally passed on. Note that your MLS or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/Jnf7NaP1c1s/follow-listing-record.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell A. Skinner)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/Jnf7NaP1c1s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/11/follow-listing-record.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-4570040497900978746Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:40:00 +00002011-11-18T10:42:36.824-06:00IDX effectivenessFacebookSocial mediaMLS rules-IDXSM/IDX: We can do this togetherI assume you are aware that I was wrong two weeks ago, when I said I expected NAR would pass the new social media IDX policy out of a sense of fatigue. In fact, the multiple listing policy committee approved the use of IDX listings in social media in concept only, with final approval pending the presentation of rule language in Washington in May. (The proposal to include IDX listings in RSS feedshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/XzBqYnXPBCM/smidx-we-can-do-this-together.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/XzBqYnXPBCM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/11/smidx-we-can-do-this-together.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-6210839632927422462Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:00:00 +00002011-11-10T23:28:36.886-06:00Mobile applicationsSocial mediaMLS rules-IDXMLS data protectionQ&A with NAR policy staff on proposed IDX policy changesUpdate late Nov. 10: Be sure to see some additional comments from Cliff Niersbach at NAR below. He corrects what may be a mistake in the way that I've described this. -BIn this afternoon's NAR legal seminar for state and local association (and MLS) legal counsel, I had a chance to ask Cliff Niersbach, VP for board policy at NAR, how NAR staff would interpret certain provisions of the new IDX http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/-8sCzfoziIQ/q-with-nar-policy-staff-on-proposed-idx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/-8sCzfoziIQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/11/q-with-nar-policy-staff-on-proposed-idx.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-1381436931329577395Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:22:00 +00002011-11-07T10:30:48.242-06:00A shot over the bowRecent vendor events have prompted us to address what may seem obvious: our duty is to our clients. Period. Another event with a vendor functions as a compliment to our firm’s value proposition—but also as a warning to our clients about sneaky practices of a small number of industry vendors.Duty to our clientsBear in mind our goals when reviewing and negotiating contracts for our clients. We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/5Vi2pCLFfhw/shot-over-bow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/5Vi2pCLFfhw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/11/shot-over-bow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-5481933908316782641Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:52:00 +00002011-11-04T09:55:06.628-05:00MLS strategyIDX effectivenessFacebookSocial mediaMLS rules-IDXMLS data protectioncmlsStrategic view of proposed NAR social media, RSS, mobile policyIn Anaheim next week, NAR will likely pass the social media (and RSS etc.) policy proposed by its newest PAG on the topic. Elizabeth has summarized some of the tactical details on the social media side. I’m going to focus on the strategic implications and offer some thoughts to the key players.The new proposal’s virtue is that it allows greater flexibility for brokers to display other brokers' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/lHbqjI44xNY/strategic-view-of-proposed-nar-social.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/lHbqjI44xNY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/11/strategic-view-of-proposed-nar-social.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-6640531318765339303Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:08:00 +00002011-11-02T14:16:10.979-05:00Mobile applicationsMLS strategyListing aggregatorsIDX effectivenessBroker legal issuesMLS rules-IDXMLS data protectioncmlsNAR IDX Policy proposals in AnaheimThis post is by Larson/Sobotka attorney and consultant Elizabeth Sobotka.This post discusses proposals to change NAR policy regarding how and where MLS participants may display IDX data. The proposals impact IDX displays, use of IDX data in social media and mobile applications, RSS feeds, and future, unforeseen technologies. The NAR Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee will review thesehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/GUi-0hq3EbE/nar-idx-policy-proposals-in-anaheim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/GUi-0hq3EbE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/11/nar-idx-policy-proposals-in-anaheim.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-6415002230512485483Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:14:00 +00002011-09-26T16:14:49.842-05:00MLS strategyTrademarksBroker legal issuesDomain name issuesA quick and dirty discussion of defensive .xxx registration The post below is written by Mitch Skinner, the lawyer who joined our firm earlier this year. He's been crazy busy doing data licensing agreements for MLSs (CoreLogic, RPR, etc.) over the summer but took time to write this blog post thinking it would be of use to our clients. Mitch's practice focus with the firm right now is on licensing and technology agreements, as well as copyright matters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/rXNgE2xj7-c/quick-and-dirty-discussion-of-defensive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/rXNgE2xj7-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/09/quick-and-dirty-discussion-of-defensive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-8221431484519864550Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:37:00 +00002011-08-31T14:43:12.061-05:00MLS strategyIDX effectivenessDomain name issuesWhat if the MLS industry does not apply for the .MLS top-level domain?(This post originally appeared on the MLS Domains Association's website.) Our client, MLS Domains Association, is planning to obtain .MLS as a new top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet. Common among the current 22 TLDs are .COM, .NET, and .INFO; but ICANN, the international organization that governs the domain name system on the Internet, is expecting to permit hundreds of new top-level http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/zoLgAPEBN10/what-if-mls-industry-does-not-apply-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/zoLgAPEBN10" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/08/what-if-mls-industry-does-not-apply-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-5331891667404056673Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:25:00 +00002011-08-04T10:35:29.682-05:00MLS data-license agmtsCoreLogicSocial mediaAntitrustcmlsCMLS legal counsel seminar, October 5I'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 October. I will be leading the capstone panel discussion for the day, and Mitch Skinner in our office will be giving a presentation on key issues in data license agreements (such as RPR and CoreLogic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/WjKp-AlYULA/cmls-legal-counsel-seminar-october-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/WjKp-AlYULA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/08/cmls-legal-counsel-seminar-october-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3010732281684917746Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:44:00 +00002011-08-02T13:49:01.735-05:00MLS strategyMLS data-license agmtsCoreLogicRPRRPR: A year (or so) laterA couple hundred MLSs have signed agreements to license data to RPR in the last 18 months. Some of those agreements have already “auto-renewed” for their second year, and many others are yet to do so. MLSs have to decide whether to allow the auto-renewal, to terminate the relationship, or to seek revisions to it. This post discusses some strategic and practical concerns on that front.First, you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/wYQ2DDbBbKs/rpr-year-or-so-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N Larson)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/wYQ2DDbBbKs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/08/rpr-year-or-so-later.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-3261272925047465470Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:53:00 +00002011-06-01T10:53:19.351-05:00MLS strategyFranchisorsIDX effectivenessSearch EnginesMLS rules-IDXMLS data protectionWeb Search EnginesListing syndication“Franchisor IDX indexing”: Misnomer and mistakeSorry for the quite long post, but there's quite a lot to say about this topic! There has been much discussion of a National Association of REALTORS® policy, which NAR officially refers to as “display of IDX information by real estate franchise organizations” and which the NAR board of directors substantially altered at its May 2011 meetings. (See the details here.) I believe that NAR should http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/XDPDMRBr6OI/franchisor-idx-indexing-misnomer-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/XDPDMRBr6OI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/06/franchisor-idx-indexing-misnomer-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-560346253168970715Wed, 25 May 2011 22:10:00 +00002011-05-25T17:11:31.597-05:00MLS strategyPatentsBroker legal issuesUpdate on the CIVIX issueLike many folks in the industry, we've spent the first couple days of this week looking over the final documents that embody the deal NAR struck with CIVIX last week. The final documents had terms that were different than what we heard in Washington DC. We are still cautiously optimistic that this may be a good deal for MLSs, brokers, and their business partners, but it is possible that the MLS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/Hv93yDx2kUM/civix-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/Hv93yDx2kUM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/05/civix-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-4405140130298300740Tue, 17 May 2011 16:11:00 +00002011-05-25T17:19:11.950-05:00MLS strategyPatentsHas NAR solved the “CIVIX problem”?(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 Ann Bailey presented preliminary results of their negotiations on behalf of the real estate industry with CIVIX-DDI, LLC, the owner of a couple patents that have been the source of much trouble in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/q6vZqDIKa4g/has-nar-solved-civix-problem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/q6vZqDIKa4g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/05/has-nar-solved-civix-problem.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-796567783356092813Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:53:00 +00002011-02-22T09:53:46.242-06:00Punting on syndication post #2I'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 syndication. I know you are all waiting with bated breath. Sorry! -Brianhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/XVFyb43JfD8/punting-on-syndication-post-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/XVFyb43JfD8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/02/punting-on-syndication-post-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-2961459604415028999Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:46:00 +00002011-02-16T11:14:57.756-06:00MLS strategyListing aggregatorsBroker legal issuesMove IncMLS data protectionListing syndicationA Listing Syndication DiscussionUpdated 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 syndication. This isn't surprising considering one of the leading synidcation providers, Threewide, was recently acquired by Move, Inc., operator of Realtor.com. At the same time, initiatives like those led http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/citwaMI6-DQ/listing-syndication-discussion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/citwaMI6-DQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/02/listing-syndication-discussion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-6243180851041100901Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:43:00 +00002011-01-05T07:43:55.011-06:00MLS strategyMLS compensationAntitrustBroker value propositionThe End of MLS as We Know it (Redux) - Part IIINote: 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 truth." - Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) For Cervantes' Don Quixote, facts were something to be distrusted. That's fine for a mystical idealist, but most of us in the real estate industry are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/XqAcDL87sm8/end-of-mls-as-we-know-it-redux-part-iii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/XqAcDL87sm8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2011/01/end-of-mls-as-we-know-it-redux-part-iii.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374491146643888253.post-8238783701585361446Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +00002011-01-05T07:59:57.647-06:00MLS strategyMLS compensationAntitrustBroker value propositionThe End of MLS as We Know it (Redux) - Part IINote: 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 of all evil." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Real estate brokers surely will not want to see the end of interbroker compensation if it means brokers will not be paid for providing serviceshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~3/5TCgBQjqGtM/end-of-mls-as-we-know-it-redux-part-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian N. Larson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MlsTesseract/~4/5TCgBQjqGtM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mlstesseract.com/2010/12/end-of-mls-as-we-know-it-redux-part-ii.html