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NAR Board of Directors, 1909<\/p>\n
NAR Board of Directors, 1909<\/p>\n
Point<\/a>:<\/p>\n As it stands right now, MLS systems and data exist purely for Realtors and members. The public is more of an afterthought. This will continue to be true, unless people start to stand up and say, “I WANT MY MLS!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Counterpoint<\/a>:<\/p>\n Some may say that [David Barry’s] goal is not ethics or reform, but destroying the NAR and the privately-owned MLS’s so companies that do not share these goals, or, in some cases, even actively participate in the buying and selling of real estate, can use the privately held data (listings) for their own benefit and profit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Those two arguments shoot across each other’s bow, but much of this debate does. Truly, the whole mess was started in 1908<\/a>. It seems unlikely that it will be resolved by 2008.<\/p>\n I have much more to say about this… Technorati Tags: blogging<\/a>, disintermediation<\/a>, real estate<\/a>, real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NAR Board of Directors, 1909 Point: As it stands right now, MLS systems and data exist purely for Realtors and members. The public is more of an afterthought. This will continue to be true, unless people start to stand up and say, “I WANT MY MLS!” Counterpoint: Some may say that [David Barry’s] goal is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-disintermediation","8":"category-marketing","9":"category-real-estate","11":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3862,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3862\/the-mls-50-manifesto-everyone-working-in-hi-tech-real-estate-must-oppose-this-vicious-plan-with-every-fiber-in-your-being\/","url_meta":{"origin":221,"position":0},"title":"The “MLS 5.0” Manifesto: Everyone working in hi-tech real estate must oppose this vicious plan with every fiber in your being","author":"Greg Swann","date":"August 12, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Oh that the Roman people had but one neck, that I might cut it off at a blow!\" --CaligulaHere is the naked essence of Saul Klein's so-called \"MLS 5.0\" proposal:The MLS of the future will bring a marketing service and benefit to the industry by being the single point of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Egoism in Action"","block_context":{"text":"Egoism in Action","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/egoism-in-action\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2953,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2953\/big-news-on-data-standards\/","url_meta":{"origin":221,"position":1},"title":"Big News on Data Standards","author":"Dave Phillips","date":"April 12, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"photo credit: wfyurasko I\u2019m guessing that the main purpose of BHB is not to spread the news \u2013 especially NAR news. \u00a0Being the resident NAR insider on BHB, I promise I will not use this site to spread NAR propaganda\u2026er\u2026news.\u00a0 But this quiet piece of information is actually VERY big\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2889,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2889\/nar-news-from-the-legal-front\/","url_meta":{"origin":221,"position":2},"title":"NAR News From the Legal Front","author":"Dave Phillips","date":"April 3, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the years, NAR has had its fair share of legal battles.\u00a0 Currently, there are a few big and interesting cases involving NAR that could have dramatic impact on the real estate industry.\u00a0 Here\u2019s an update on three cases that are in the works.\u00a0 US vs NAR This is the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Dirty Laundry"","block_context":{"text":"Dirty Laundry","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/dirty-laundry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19291,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/19291\/attn-national-association-of-realtors-you-cannot-go-to-hell-fast-enough-for-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":221,"position":3},"title":"Attn. 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