In may we got the news that after years of spending a lot of taxpayers money, Department of Justice settled with National Association of Realtors the case of how the Listing information is displayed on the Internet.

It is called a Settlement, but there is not guilt accepted, no money, so this is a very strange settlement. After years of arguing DOJ did not really got far.

Looks like what they agreed on may not be really important, as VOW business model is unlikely to become very popular. Of course, nobody can predict what may arise from it in the future, because the settlement specifies the display of the Listing information on the internet, and it this can create models that we do nt know yet.

If you want to get a really good understanding of the issues involved, follow the link:

http://ILD.RealTown.com 
http://InternetListingDisplay.RealTown.com

It is brought to you by RealTown's Saul Klein and John Reilly and "brings a unique insight to this settlement". Consists of 8 half hour videos. You can also find the documents pertaining to this Settlement. I liked the history part (1 st video). There is a description of each video, so ymou can skip some of them if 4 hours scares you.

Jon Zolsky, You Daytona Beach connection
www.BeautifulFlorida.com