You might recall back in the early nineties, lots of
Board controlled MLS provider systems were being entertained in the industry, at the time of Sterling.
Here,
Boards control the MLS information and merely submit it «wherever.»
Not exact matches
TREB later cut off his access to the
MLS (each local
board controls access by its members), citing rules requiring realtors to carry out the entire transaction in order to list.
Under
control of the RE
boards and CREA (although there appears to be some consternation about the latter), all these disparate
MLS, ONLY Realtors would be permitted to put listings on these sites and it would be free of charge to the Realtors.
WebsiteBox, an Internet start - up in Toronto, says that for a single payment of $ 99, real estate professionals can now purchase an attractive, mobile - friendly website, with ready - to - publish content, full
MLS Integration with their local
board (IDX), lead capture and customer - relationship management (CRM), an all - in - one
control panel, an email address and perpetual 24/7 website hosting.
«The
MLS data is under the
control of over 60 real estate
boards, then there's the property data, which is
controlled by the provincial governments,» says McMullin.
Dale says he has «a unique and distinct perspective on the matters at issue in the application, as well as specialized knowledge and expertise» to assist the tribunal, as well as «direct knowledge of the relationship between CREA and its member
boards, such as TREB, and the operations as far as CREA exercising
control over how the member
boards operate their
MLS systems.»
The crux of the issue before the tribunal is whether real estate
boards can maintain their exclusive
control of
MLS data and deny such critical information, including data on previous sales, to new online competitors intent on offering discounts in commissions to clients who do more of their own homework.
Named the preferred website vendor for the Lexington, South Carolina - based association, WebsiteBox will start offering South Carolina Real Estate Association members a full - featured website offering that includes: - One mobile - friendly real estate website - Search engine optimized, ready - to - go content - Powerful CRM solutions - Integrated IDX /
MLS search - Do - it - all
control panel - 24/7 web hosting for life - Convenient online support - One email account - One thousand (1,000) email impressions Additionally, WebsiteBox is providing the Association with: - Discounted
MLS pricing - Setup and on -
boarding of association members - Dedicated training webinars - Cooperative marketing initiatives We are very pleased and impressed with WebsiteBoxs $ 99 do - it - all offering says South Carolina Real Estate Association President Scott McCulla.
But the real crux of the issue is whether real estate
boards can maintain their exclusive
control of the
MLS system and deny critical information, such as data on previous sales, to new online competitors seeking to create so - called Virtual Office Websites (VOWs) and cheaper a la carte services to consumers keen to do their own homework.