Multiple real estate listings to go online
For those ready to jump into the real estate market, the National Association of Realtors has agreed to share the housing database called the Multiple Listing Service with rival brokers on the Internet. Author Elizabeth Razzi explains.
A "For Sale" sign hangs in front of a home in Naples, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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02/26/2009
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From Silverthorne, CO, 06/03/2008
Elizebeth Razzi has gotten some things twisted around. The consent agreement between the National Association of Realtors and the Justice Department addressed some very technical and legal aspects of who controls the presentation of MLS data. All (or virtually all) of the MLS data is available already at realtor.com or remax.com and other sites. What can't be done is publish the data without showing the name of the listing broker who has the listing contract. The consent decree certainly does not address listing commissions, which are negotiated between the seller and the listing broker.
--Dave--
Real Estate Broker and Realtor
From Asheville, NC, 05/31/2008
What are the web sites (URL's) wher I can access the MLS? Thanks, Steven
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