My usual quest for interesting news in real estate brought me to this (new?) website, MyCTHome.com.  I believe it is in the early stages of development because there are no agents listed on the agent search. 

    Using the property search, there is no mention of listing agent names or advertisements.  Just a phone number to the broker's office, but no mention of the broker's name. There is an MLS#.  Property photographs are watermarked with Source: Coop MLS of CT and CTMLS, Inc.

This type of exposure on the Hartford Courant ONLINE ONLY PACKAGES: 30 days online for $99 or 90 days online for $149

My natural curiosity has me asking lots of questions:

    Will other local newspapers follow suit by joining force with Realtor Associations and  MLS's to maximize property exposure and maintain  newspaper presence in real estate sales?    

      Where are the listing agents leads going?  Will the listing agent have to pay a referral fee to their broker or other company? 

      Who is paying?  Who is getting paid? 

            MyCTHome.com is a collaborative effort between the Greater Waterbury Board of REALTORS® and the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper. MyCtHome.com is a website developed and maintained by Cyberbury Interactive, a division of the Waterbury Republican-American. Data Copyright © RealNET MLS, All Rights Reserved.

    The MyCTHome.com about us page: 

Republican-American & Greater Waterbury Board of REALTORS®

MyCTHome.com was developed by the Republican-American for the Greater Waterbury Board of REALTORS®. Here users searching for information on homes in Connecticut will have access to all of the listings in the state of Connecticut compiled by RealNET MLS and the Greater Waterbury Board of REALTORS® as well as additional information and tools to help them with the buying and selling of their homes.

In addition to the information provided to the general public, each Board of REALTOR® member has access to all of their listings as well as additional tools that will help drive potential buyers and sellers to them.

The Anderson Group Realty is powered MYCTHome.com

Evergreen Realty is powered by MyCTHome.com

These seem to be the only companies (that I can tell) that have gotten onboard with MYCTHome.com, this may be an opportunity for advertising.  Connecticut agents, check it out!