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mls in turmoil: California Association of Realtors sees "the light" - 05/31/08 04:03 AM
Better late than never:
"The (California) state Realtor group announced this month that 61 MLSs and local Realtor groups in the state have sent non-binding letters of intent to participate in the statewide MLS effort. There are 70 MLSs in the state."
"The goal is to launch the statewide database either in the last quarter of this year or the first quarter of 2009."
Trulia is setting not a bad example on how the search could (or should) look like that MLS' cannot disregard anymore. Have you seen new Trulia's listing capabilities? Quite remarkable. At the sam time Trulia is getting … (6 comments)
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mls in turmoil: FINALLY!!! - Bay Area MLSs "see the light" - 04/23/08 03:35 AM
In December 2006 I posted information on progress of MLS consolidation in the Bay Area:
California: MLS in Turmoil
A few month later, in my post
Who Started the Real Estate Revolution? I lamented at that time that MLS owners don't seem to understand what clients want and pointed to these companies that know: Trulia and Zillow. Many things happened since and most of the Bay Area MLSs joined either Quattro or NCREX (NCREX changed its name since to MLSListings). Despite all these changes – Quattro was in denial of the reality (clients’ demand for better public search … (3 comments)
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mls in turmoil: Directory of my NAR and MLS related posts - 08/31/07 08:35 PM
Following are posts regarding NAR and MLS issues:
California: MLS in Turmoil - recent changes real estate market prompted MLSs to action. In the Bay Area we see the consolidation and much better responsiveness of MLS' than ever before. Why the attack against realtors? - My reply to Dan Lowery - discusses the reasons behind recent attacks on Realtors Who Started the Real Estate Revolution? - emergence of Zillow and Trulia create new market dynamics prompting MLSs to actionCan Zillow annihilate Realtors? is Zillow Realtors' ally or foe? It really doesn't matter. It has a lot to offer to clients and agents … (2 comments)
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mls in turmoil: GOOD and BAD about NAR: Can we fix NAR? - 07/15/07 05:50 AM
Reading Instructions: If you are a NAR member, please take your “NAR hat” off and read this post as an individual. This post does not intend to offend anyone. Many of you feel strongly on this subject on either side of the issue and I certainly respect it. I will tell you when it is time to put your NAR hat back.
Recently the he U.S. District Court in Chicago allowed the Department of Justice (DOJ) suit against NAR to proceed. The key point – DOJ alleges that NAR discriminates against brokers using non-traditional business models, “denying them the full benefits … (50 comments)
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