Comments on: “Is the Mulitple Listing Service on the Endangered Species List?” http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/ Bite Me! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:46:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sparky http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11423 Sparky Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:41:59 +0000 http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11423 Carole: I don't think the market demand will allow the current MLS system to exist. At the very least, look for someone to introduce a national database/system that all boards can utilize. Once this occurs, then you'll most likely see a national MLS organization crop up. If the folks at Realtor.com don't wake up soon, I wouldn't be surprised if this national organization was led by someone like Google, Yahoo!, Zillow, or a combination thereof. Carole: I don’t think the market demand will allow the current MLS system to exist. At the very least, look for someone to introduce a national database/system that all boards can utilize. Once this occurs, then you’ll most likely see a national MLS organization crop up. If the folks at Realtor.com don’t wake up soon, I wouldn’t be surprised if this national organization was led by someone like Google, Yahoo!, Zillow, or a combination thereof.

]]> By: Carole Cohen http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11422 Carole Cohen Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:25:31 +0000 http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11422 I agree with Bob; I don't mind regional cooperation if the laws are the same. Do you really think the model is going to be gone in just a few yrs? I think relinquishing control is something boards are not going to want to do. Again, I agree with Mr. Carney. Why would local control not be necessary, unless all state laws become unified which I would doubt no? I agree with Bob; I don’t mind regional cooperation if the laws are the same. Do you really think the model is going to be gone in just a few yrs? I think relinquishing control is something boards are not going to want to do. Again, I agree with Mr. Carney. Why would local control not be necessary, unless all state laws become unified which I would doubt no?

]]> By: Sparky http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11417 Sparky Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:42:08 +0000 http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11417 Bob - But what if all these aggregators agreed to standardized rules/guidelines? Just suppose that local control wasn't necessary. Then what? Bob - But what if all these aggregators agreed to standardized rules/guidelines? Just suppose that local control wasn’t necessary. Then what?

]]> By: Bob Carney http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11416 Bob Carney Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:59:14 +0000 http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11416 But the listing data needs regulated. I don't think one entity like R.com, google and company can do it. I still think it needs to be local to maintain order by local laws. Regulated feeds should be sent to these sites, Yes, but the sites like P2A and craiglist worry me from a standardized stand point. But the listing data needs regulated. I don’t think one entity like R.com, google and company can do it. I still think it needs to be local to maintain order by local laws. Regulated feeds should be sent to these sites, Yes, but the sites like P2A and craiglist worry me from a standardized stand point.

]]> By: Sparky http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11414 Sparky Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:29:21 +0000 http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11414 Missy - you're absolutely right. Our value as licensed professionals is not in the listing data (although there still remains some information not yet readily available to the general public here), but in our ability to sort through the data, know our resepective markets intimately, and provide sound, experienced counsel to our clients. Remarkable! Missy - you’re absolutely right. Our value as licensed professionals is not in the listing data (although there still remains some information not yet readily available to the general public here), but in our ability to sort through the data, know our resepective markets intimately, and provide sound, experienced counsel to our clients. Remarkable!

]]> By: Missy Caulk http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11413 Missy Caulk Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:17:02 +0000 http://soundbiteblog.com/2008/02/28/is-the-mulitple-listing-service-on-the-endangered-species-list/#comment-11413 No not yet, but soon. We lost control years ago with R dot com and the horse is out of the gate. Of course all the sites you mentioned have to get their feeds from somewhere. I think we should charge them more, in Ann Arbor we charge outside vendor 2000.00 for each raw data feed. Maybe we could charge them a 1.00 per listing. Our value is not in the data anymore but by being Remarkable. LOL No not yet, but soon. We lost control years ago with R dot com and the horse is out of the gate.
Of course all the sites you mentioned have to get their feeds from somewhere. I think we should charge them more, in Ann Arbor we charge outside vendor 2000.00 for each raw data feed.

Maybe we could charge them a 1.00 per listing. Our value is not in the data anymore but by being Remarkable. LOL

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