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mls listings: You're NOT searching MLS Listings - 11/01/07 08:11 PM
The NWMLS recently sent me a letter from their legal counsel that my website was in violation of one of the rules.   The local MLS in the Pacific Northwest is a large one, with over 22,000 members and it just recently added a smaller MLS from a neighboring county so now it is actually even larger.   Of course the MLS has a plethora of rules to ensure the tidy order of business while it's member brokers list and sell the real estate inventory.
The rule in question prohibits agents from using the word "NWMLS" or it's derivatives on any public website.  It also says … (7 comments)

mls listings: Pre-Foreclosures and Short Sales in Good Supply - 05/31/07 12:57 PM
Although the Seattle real estate market is fairing far better than most areas in the country, we are seeing an increasing number of short sale listings come on the market.   Even in a strong sellers market like we experienced in 2004-5, there was always the occasional short sale or pre-foreclosure listing, but nothing like the increase in supply that we're seeing now.
I already have a search solution on my website for buyers who want to search for homes in the Seattle real estate market.  But because many buyers and investors are always on the lookout for bargains, I started another search based solely … (0 comments)

mls listings: Customers want Listings--Do you have them? - 05/16/07 09:07 PM
Realtor webpages by and large have been a hit and miss proposition.   We set them up not really depending on them for business but more to promote our brand in the marketplace and keep our name out there.   It's largely the same with print advertising--the top agents will tell you that it's just a part of their overall market budget and they don't really expect a lot of direct business from it.
Well if you do have a website, you should seriously consider a property search that buyers can easily access and use.   Make it convenient, free and ideally, with no sign-up requirement.    … (0 comments)

 

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