July 1998 — The Toronto Real Estate Board's
MLS access fees for members is doubled.
Not exact matches
Before I had unrestricted
access to
MLS information, I had to go to Real Estate School, pass an examination, get a license, all for a
fee, join a company, join the Toronto Real Estate Board for a
fee, pay for Real Estate Council Of Ontario Insurance, and now, some Government Evangelist thought it was a good idea at the time, and wants to make private information available without restriction, unlimited, and free to the public?
While
MLS, MBLC, and IMLS absorbed the cost of the pilot and plan to continue subsidizing platform
fees, libraries interested in participating in any ebook sharing partnership that emerges from this project will eventually have to pay for
access.
Facilities, Legal and Accounting, Master Antenna / Cable TV, Common Maint / Repair, Electric In Unit, Single Level, Clubhouse / Rec / Facilities, Outdoor Pool, Restrictions, Seller Disclosure, Home Owners Assn
Fee, Short Term Rental Allowed, Long Term Rental Allowed, Trash Pickup, Cable TV Available, Internet
Access, Lawn Maintenance, Lazy River, Indoor Pool,Carpeting,Tile,Non -
MLS Lock Box, Call Front Desk, Use ShowingTime Link, Wind Treat.
Amenities \ Laundry Features / Location \ Laundry Room, Amenities \ Laundry Features / Location \ Upstairs, Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn \ Rng \ Ctop, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn / Rng / Ctop, Balcony, Basement Desc \ Slab \ None, Basement \ Basement Desc \ Slab / None, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Double Vanity, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Sep Tub / Shower, Bedroom Desc \ None, Cable TV Ready, Community Features \ Neighborhood Amenities \ Sidewalk, Community Features \ Neighborhood Amenities \ Street Lights, Construction Desc \ Vinyl Siding, Disability
Access \ None, Dock \ Community, Elementary School: Walnut Grove - Gwinnett, Furnished \ Unfurnished, High School: Collins Hill, Interior \ 9 ft + Ceil Main, Interior \ 9 ft + Ceil Upper, Interior \ Disp Attic Stairs, Kitchen Features \ Breakfast Area, Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Solid Surface, Kitchen Features \ Pantry, Lake Name \ None, Laundry Features \ Location \ Laundry Room, Laundry Features \ Location \ Upstairs, Lease Term \ 12 Months, Lot Desc \ Level, Lot Desc \ Level Driveway, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Level, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Level Driveway,
MLS Listing ID: 5992278,
MLS Name: FMLS ZDD (FMLS ZDD), Management \ Professionally Managed, Master Bath Features \ Double Vanity, Master Bath Features \ Sep Tub \ Shower, Microwave Oven, Middle School: Creekland - Gwinnett, Neighborhood Amenities \ Sidewalk, Neighborhood Amenities \ Street Lights, Other Building Features \ Construction Desc \ Vinyl Siding, Other Building Features \ Dock \ Community, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Electricity, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Gas, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Grounds Care, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Pest Control, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Telephone, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Water, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ 9 ft + Ceil Main, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ 9 ft + Ceil Upper, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ Disp Attic Stairs, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Breakfast Area, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Solid Surface, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Pantry, Other Rooms \ Rooms Desc \ Great Room, Other \ Furnished \ Unfurnished, Other \ Lease Term \ 12 Months, Other \ Management \ Professionally Managed, Other \ Pets Allowed?
Amenities \ Laundry Features / Location \ Downstairs, Amenities \ Laundry Features / Location \ Laundry Room, Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn \ Rng \ Ctop, Appliance Desc \ Gas Water Heater, Appliance Desc \ Smoke \ Fire Alarm, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn / Rng / Ctop, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Gas Water Heater, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Smoke / Fire Alarm, Basement Desc \ Slab \ None, Basement \ Basement Desc \ Slab / None, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Double Vanity, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Garden Tub, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Sep Tub / Shower, Bedroom Desc \ Other, Bedrooms \ Bedroom Desc \ Other, Cable TV Ready, Community Features \ Neighborhood Amenities \ Homeowners Assoc, Community Features \ Neighborhood Amenities \ Swimming Pool, Construction Desc \ Stucco, Disability
Access \ None, Elementary School: Kingsley, Exterior \ Fenced Yard, Furnished \ Unfurnished, High School: Dunwoody, High - speed Internet Ready, Interior \ 10 ft + Ceil Main, Interior \ 2 - Story Foyer, Interior \ Disp Attic Stairs, Interior \ Double Vnty Other, Kitchen Features \ Breakfast Area, Kitchen Features \ Cabinets White, Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Solid Surface, Kitchen Features \ Island, Kitchen Features \ Pantry - Walk - in, Kitchen Features \ View To Fmly Rm, Lake Name \ None, Laundry Features \ Location \ Downstairs, Laundry Features \ Location \ Laundry Room, Laundry: In Unit, Lease Term \ 12 Months, Lot Desc \ Level, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Level,
MLS Listing ID: 5994551,
MLS Name: FMLS ZDD (FMLS ZDD), Management \ Owner Managed, Master Bath Features \ Double Vanity, Master Bath Features \ Garden Tub, Master Bath Features \ Sep Tub \ Shower, Microwave Oven, Middle School: Peachtree, Neighborhood Amenities \ Homeowners Assoc, Neighborhood Amenities \ Swimming Pool, Other Building Features \ Construction Desc \ Stucco, Other Exterior Features \ Exterior \ Fenced Yard, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Electricity, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Gas, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Pest Control, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Security, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Telephone, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Trash Collection, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Water, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ 10 ft + Ceil Main, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ 2 - Story Foyer, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ Disp Attic Stairs, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ Double Vnty Other, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Breakfast Area, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Cabinets White, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Solid Surface, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Island, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Pantry - Walk - in, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ View To Fmly Rm, Other Rooms \ Rooms Desc \ Separate Lvng Rm, Other \ Furnished \ Unfurnished, Other \ Lease Term \ 12 Months, Other \ Management \ Owner Managed, Other \ Pets Allowed?
Why should we allow
access to these other «brokers» who have not paid into this system or are not paying
MLS fees to use it?
Given the West Coast's technology bent, it's not surprising that nearly half the Northwest
MLS's 13,700 members have paid a one - time $ 30
fee for a customized Internet browser that enables
access to a new Internet - based
MLS.
Before I had unrestricted
access to
MLS information, I had to go to Real Estate School, pass an examination, get a license, all for a
fee, join a company, join the Toronto Real Estate Board for a
fee, pay for Real Estate Council Of Ontario Insurance, and now, some Government Evangelist thought it was a good idea at the time, and wants to make private information available without restriction, unlimited, and free to the public?
Amenities \ Laundry Features / Location \ Kitchen, Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn \ Rng \ Ctop, Appliance Desc \ Gas Water Heater, Appliance Desc \ Smoke \ Fire Alarm, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn / Rng / Ctop, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Gas Water Heater, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Smoke / Fire Alarm, Basement Desc \ Slab \ None, Basement \ Basement Desc \ Slab / None, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Shower Only, Bedroom Desc \ Bdrm On Main Lev, Bedrooms \ Bedroom Desc \ Bdrm On Main Lev, Boathouse \ None, Cable TV Ready, Community Features \ Neighborhood Amenities \ Street Lights, Construction Desc \ Vinyl Siding, Disability
Access \ Accessible Doors, Disability
Access \ Accessible Entrance, Disability
Access \ Accessible Hallway (s), Dock \ None, Elementary School: Benefield, Exterior \ 1 - 2 Step Entry, Exterior \ Fenced Yard, Exterior \ Garden Area, Furnished \ Unfurnished, High School: Discovery, Interior \ Other, Interior \ Priv Front Entry, Interior \ Priv Rear Entry, Interior \ Wall \ Wall Carpet, Kitchen Features \ Breakfast Area, Kitchen Features \ Cabinets Stain, Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Solid Surface, Kitchen Features \ Pantry, Lake Name \ None, Laundry Features \ Location \ Kitchen, Laundry: In Unit, Lease Term \ 12 Months, Lot Desc \ Level, Lot Desc \ Level Driveway, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Level, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Level Driveway,
MLS Listing ID: 5982116,
MLS Name: FMLS ZDD (FMLS ZDD), Management \ Owner Managed, Master Bath Features \ Shower Only, Middle School: J.E. Richards, Neighborhood Amenities \ Street Lights, Other Building Features \ Construction Desc \ Vinyl Siding, Other Building Features \ Disability
Access \ Accessible Doors, Other Building Features \ Disability
Access \ Accessible Entrance, Other Building Features \ Disability
Access \ Accessible Hallway (s), Other Exterior Features \ Exterior \ 1 - 2 Step Entry, Other Exterior Features \ Exterior \ Fenced Yard, Other Exterior Features \ Exterior \ Garden Area, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Electricity, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Gas, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Grounds Care, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Pest Control, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Telephone, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Water, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ Other, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ Priv Front Entry, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ Priv Rear Entry, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ Wall / Wall Carpet, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Breakfast Area, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Cabinets Stain, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Solid Surface, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Pantry, Other Rooms \ Rooms Desc \ Separate Den, Other \ Furnished \ Unfurnished, Other \ Lease Term \ 12 Months, Other \ Management \ Owner Managed, Other \ Road Type \ Paved, Other \ Setting \ Other, Parking Desc \ 2 Car Garage, Parking Desc \ Auto Garage Door, Parking Desc \ Kitchen Level, Pool on Property?
If they were accepted, agreed to pay the
fees promptly and pledged to conduct their business under the code of ethics and strict guidelines of business conduct then, too could participate in
MLS and gain
access to all those listings.
Getting fully set up as an agent (including education, licensing,
MLS access, board
fees if you have to join) should run you about $ 1,000 - $ 1,200, not including signs and advertisements.
My main interest in being licensed is to give me the benefits of
MLS access and lowering the
fees to I pay to other agents.
I agree - this ambush is based on the flimsiest of premies / it is opportunistic posturing / if the posturers win and
access to
MLS becomes law, then why are we paying board
fees?
One
fee to pay,
access to all
MLS information, active, sold and expired listings as we are licensed to sell in the Province of Ontario.
If we had real Leadership in our Profession, we would have one
MLS system per Province, we already have a National
MLS system with Realter.ca and then we would have
access to all the data (as we are licensed to sell in whatever Province we live in) one standard set of rules, only one
MLS fee to pay and then we could
access all the information we need to be truly Professional Realtors.
And offering simple
access to the
MLS Sytem for a
fee?
Some of the confusion in the industry may stem from the fact that for aggregating listing data, a role we consider vital in helping consumers gain
access to up - to - date information on homes for sale, HomeAdvisor does pay non-profit
MLS organizations an aggregation
fee of $ 1 Canadian per listing.
Also, we go through initial training / exams, constant upgrading, adhere to a code of ethics and professional business practices, have to carry Errors and Omissions Insurance and also have to belong to a host of professional organizations at great expense in order to have
access to the
MLS, including annual and monthly
MLS fees.
How abou if you» Shane» start paying mountly
fees from your credit card to the local board an CREA to maintain the
MLS and get
access to the system — lets see then how uncompetitive you will feel!!!! I'm sick and tired to coming here and reading your ignorant posts while you trush all us paying members.
Next comes Board (s), plural, because many within the ranks must pay
fees to more than one board in order to
access this hallowed information that the fight is about (no board membership, no
MLS access); and there can be no provincial or federal association membership without board membership first in line; yet the concept of the brouhaha is to make this record keeping process wide open, available for free to the public at large — but not free to the membership.
-- $ 500 per contract signed, to be Licensed to Trade as a REALTOR — $ 600 per contract signed, for office space — $ 100 per contract signed for
MLS access, Board
Fees — $ 1600 per contract for
MLS research (based on 9 mins / day / wk @ $ 100 / hr rate)-- $ 2000 per contract for 10 showings (car depreciation, insurance, gas, maintenance ($ 800, 1.2 hr per showing at $ 100 / hr.)
Dues payable for an Ontario sales rep who wants to participate in CREA: - RECO Insurance = $ 380 - RECO registration = $ 125 (250 for 2 years)- national, provincial, local association dues = $ 700 - $ 1500 (depending on board)- local
mls system
fees = $ 720 (for
mls access defacto mandatory)
Lastly, I've heard many say we
access the
MLS for free, truth is I've been a proud member of CREA since 2003 and pay the very same
fees as any other member to use the
MLS System.
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Recently, the lure of heaps of listings blinded us to reality and we allowed a developer to have
access to our
MLS for a
fee.
Amenities \ Laundry Features / Location \ Laundry Room, Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn \ Rng \ Ctop, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn / Rng / Ctop, Basement Desc \ Crawl Space, Basement \ Basement Desc \ Crawl Space, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Other, Bedroom Desc \ Bdrm On Main Lev, Bedroom Desc \ Mstr On Main, Bedrooms \ Bedroom Desc \ Bdrm On Main Lev, Bedrooms \ Bedroom Desc \ Mstr On Main, Cable TV Ready, Community Features \ Neighborhood Amenities \ Street Lights, Community Features \ Neighborhood Amenities \ Walk to Marta, Community Features \ Neighborhood Amenities \ Walk to Shopping, Construction Desc \ Other, Disability
Access \ None, Elementary School: Jackson - Atlanta, Exterior \ Fenced Yard, Furnished \ Unfurnished, High School: North Atlanta, Interior \ Entrance Foyer, Kitchen Features \ Breakfast Area, Kitchen Features \ Cabinets Other, Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Stone, Kitchen Features \ Island, Kitchen Features \ View To Fmly Rm, Lake Name \ None, Laundry Features \ Location \ Laundry Room, Lease Term \ 12 Months, Lot Desc \ Private Backyard, Lot Desc \ Wooded, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Private Backyard, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Wooded,
MLS Listing ID: 5989595,
MLS Name: FMLS ZDD (FMLS ZDD), Management \ Professionally Managed, Master Bath Features \ Other, Middle School: Sutton, Neighborhood Amenities \ Street Lights, Neighborhood Amenities \ Walk to Marta, Neighborhood Amenities \ Walk to Shopping, Other Building Features \ Construction Desc \ Other, Other Exterior Features \ Exterior \ Fenced Yard, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Electricity, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Gas, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Grounds Care, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Pest Control, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Security, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Telephone, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Trash Collection, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Water, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ Entrance Foyer, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Breakfast Area, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Cabinets Other, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Stone, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Island, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ View To Fmly Rm, Other Rooms \ Rooms Desc \ Separate Lvng Rm, Other \ Furnished \ Unfurnished, Other \ Lease Term \ 12 Months, Other \ Management \ Professionally Managed, Other \ Pets Allowed?
Amenities \ Laundry Features / Location \ Hall, Appliance Desc \ Double Ovens, Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn \ Rng \ Ctop, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Double Ovens, Appliances \ Appliance Desc \ Gas Ovn / Rng / Ctop, Basement Desc \ Slab \ None, Basement \ Basement Desc \ Slab / None, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Double Vanity, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Garden Tub, Bathrooms \ Master Bath Features \ Sep Tub / Shower, Bedroom Desc \ Bdrm On Main Lev, Bedroom Desc \ Mstr On Main, Bedroom Desc \ Split Bdrm Plan, Bedrooms \ Bedroom Desc \ Bdrm On Main Lev, Bedrooms \ Bedroom Desc \ Mstr On Main, Bedrooms \ Bedroom Desc \ Split Bdrm Plan, Boathouse \ None, Cable TV Ready, Construction Desc \ Brick 4 Sides, Disability
Access \ None, Dock \ None, Elementary School: Sweet Apple, Exterior Type: Other, Furnished \ Unfurnished, High School: Milton, Interior \ 10 ft + Ceil Main, Interior \ 2 - Story Foyer, Kitchen Features \ Cabinets Stain, Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Solid Surface, Kitchen Features \ View To Fmly Rm, Lake Name \ None, Laundry Features \ Location \ Hall, Lease Term \ 12 Months, Lot Desc \ Level, Lot Desc \ Level Driveway, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Level, Lot \ Lot Desc \ Level Driveway,
MLS Listing ID: 5985525,
MLS Name: FMLS ZDD (FMLS ZDD), Management \ Professionally Managed, Master Bath Features \ Double Vanity, Master Bath Features \ Garden Tub, Master Bath Features \ Sep Tub \ Shower, Microwave Oven, Middle School: Elkins Pointe, Neighborhood Amenities \ None, Other Building Features \ Construction Desc \ Brick 4 Sides, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Electricity, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Gas, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Pest Control, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Security, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Telephone, Other
Fees \ Tenant Pays \ Trash Collection, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ 10 ft + Ceil Main, Other Interior Features \ Interior \ 2 - Story Foyer, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Cabinets Stain, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ Counter Top - Solid Surface, Other Rooms \ Kitchen Features \ View To Fmly Rm, Other Rooms \ Rooms Desc \ 2 - Story Great Room, Other Rooms \ Rooms Desc \ Loft, Other \ Furnished \ Unfurnished, Other \ Lease Term \ 12 Months, Other \ Management \ Professionally Managed, Other \ Pets Allowed?
When an
MLS requested tax data from three municipalities that used the program, it was referred to the vendor, which told the
MLS it would have to pay a one - time
fee of $ 6,600 plus additional amounts to
access the data.
«We offer a special funding formula through Immo / Nord — no board membership, no board
fees, no
MLS access,» says Charbonneau.
$ 295 for individual salesperson version; $ 695 for office version; additional
fees for
accessing more than one
MLS
More often its a
fee in the hundreds to simply
access the
MLS System and get pictures that are often better than most Realtors provide.
Neither RPR nor Move is offering to pay MLSs for their data, proposing instead to provide MLSs with a search interface providing
fee access for
MLS members to larger property databases.
«In the past, real estate investors needed
access to the
MLS, rental income data, expenses like HOA
fees, occupancy rate, insurance, taxes, mortgage calculators and the sale price of homes sold nearby,» Lyons explains.
First, regulators forced agents to allow easier
access to
MLS for those who wanted to post flat -
fee listings.
The
MLS charges a monthly
fee for
access.
I'm an agent as well — with your
access to the
MLS, I'm surprised that you had to pay a large wholesale
fee for an
MLS deal — must have been an
MLS sniper!
An
MLS can only assess
MLS fees, dues and charges to the office (s) of a brokerage firm that have independently decided to join and
access that
MLS.
Charles anyone who
accesses the
MLS System, whether a mere posting or a fully represented client has to pay the board
fee?
If Public wants the
access to the
MLS which already they have through lots of other free of
fee related web sites, KIJIJI, CraigLIst, WeList and tons of other web sites.
Regional
MLS systems would simply be charged a single flat
fee for 100 %
access to
mls.ca.
In California markets, for example,
MLS Access offers to list houses for six months for a $ 75
fee.
It also says TREB, in consultation with CREA, «introduced new rules that required the listing broker to be involved in the offer negotiation process so as to prevent the Flat
Fee Program and eliminate Realtysellers»
access to the
MLS.»
SellerInvite.com in Edmonton, under broker Rod Thompson, is now providing sellers in Alberta full
access to the
MLS system for one
fee of $ 999.
Note 4: Multiple listing services that choose to include affiliated unlicensed administrative and clerical staff, personal assistants, and / or individuals seeking licensure or certification as real estate appraisers among those eligible for
access to and use of
MLS information as subscribers may, at their discretion, amend Section 6, recurring participation
fee and subscription
fees, as necessary to include such individuals in the computation of
MLS fees and charges.
Note 2: Multiple listing services that choose to include affiliated unlicensed administrative and clerical staff, personal assistants, and / or individuals seeking licensure or certification as real estate appraisers among those eligible for
access to and use of
MLS information as subscribers may, at their discretion, charge recurring
fees.