Flat Fee MLS, For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Rebates » department of justice https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog Now, There's A Smarter Way to Buy or Sell Your Home - Bloomkey Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Congressional Eye-Opener…I Mean Hearing https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/27/the-congressional-eye-openeri-mean-hearing/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/27/the-congressional-eye-openeri-mean-hearing/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:53:33 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/27/the-congressional-eye-openeri-mean-hearing/ Congress listened to panelists plead their case of anti-competitve action by MLS’s and realtor associations Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are listening to surrounding conversation all the while thinking, “This person is so off base, he can’t be serious?” Welcome to room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building for the Congressional Hearing of “The [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/27/the-congressional-eye-openeri-mean-hearing/feed/ 0 Congressional Hearing to Focus on Competition in Real Estate https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/congressional-hearing-to-focus-on-competition-in-real-estate/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/congressional-hearing-to-focus-on-competition-in-real-estate/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:08:42 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/congressional-hearing-to-focus-on-competition-in-real-estate/ Titled "The Changing Real Estate Market," the comgressional hearing scheduled for July 25, 2006 is going to address the role of the internet on the market, innovative brokerage models (like flat fee MLS and home buyer rebate brokerages), MLS’s, and the effect of minimum service laws. The hearing comes on the heals of a consent [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/congressional-hearing-to-focus-on-competition-in-real-estate/feed/ 0 Another One Bites the Dust https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/21/another-one-bites-the-dust/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/21/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:01:12 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/21/another-one-bites-the-dust/ New Mexico rescinds anti-competitive rules Against heavy objection from the Department of Justice in February, New Mexico passed a rule requiring all brokers in the state to accept and present all offers to their clients. This rule effectively prohibits some forms of limited service companies that do only MLS entry. The New Mexico Real Estate Commission [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/21/another-one-bites-the-dust/feed/ 0 Minimum Service Laws Muddy the Waters https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/minimum-service-laws-muddy-the-waters/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/minimum-service-laws-muddy-the-waters/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2006 03:34:00 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/minimum-service-laws-muddy-the-waters/ New laws make the home listing process more confusing Minimum service laws have now been passed in over a dozen states across the nation in efforts to slow the evolution of flat fee MLS companies and limited service providers. Even though these minimum service requirements vary from state to state, the result is the same, leaving [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/minimum-service-laws-muddy-the-waters/feed/ 0 Minimum Service Laws Muddy the Waters https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/minimum-service-laws-muddy-the-waters-2/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/minimum-service-laws-muddy-the-waters-2/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2006 03:33:58 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/minimum-service-laws-muddy-the-waters-2/ New laws make the home listing process more confusing Minimum service laws have now been passed in over a dozen states across the nation in efforts to slow the evolution of flat fee MLS companies and limited service providers. Even though these minimum service requirements vary from state to state, the result is the same, leaving [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/minimum-service-laws-muddy-the-waters-2/feed/ 0 Home Sales Data Going Public https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/18/home-sales-data-going-public/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/18/home-sales-data-going-public/#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 04:07:05 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/18/home-sales-data-going-public/ Property information being made public by MLSs Home valuation and real estate tech sites have added pressure to the ever-changing face of real esate and the way MLSs and brokers alike display their property information. Under the pressure Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which serves western Washington, Prudential, and Zip Realty have made the decision to provide sold [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/18/home-sales-data-going-public/feed/ 0 A National MLS on the Horizon? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/17/a-national-mls-on-the-horizon/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/17/a-national-mls-on-the-horizon/#comments Sat, 18 Mar 2006 04:59:20 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/17/a-national-mls-on-the-horizon/ Will the National Association of Realtors Amend the Way Property Data is Displayed A National Association of Realtors (NAR) advisory board will meet in the coming months to determine if a new version of the Multiple Lisitng Service system needs to be implemented. With over 900 local and regional MLS’s each mandating its own rules and [...]

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