That seems to be the problem. The root of the question is who owns the listing information and is that information part of the public domain. Your clients would probably argue that they own the information that describes their home and want Google to display the listing…it’s a sticky situation.

The belief held by listing agents and brokers that they own the listing is an indictment against the agent and or broker. They have been hired to help their client sell a property and not as they choose to believe make a commission. How many clients have been lost by the selfish actions of agents trying to milk a deal for both sides of the sale?

The reason most realtors are useless is because they believe the reason they get out of bed in the morning is to make money from their clients in the form of commission. The reality is that their purpose as agent is to ensure that their client gets the best possible price for their property in the least possible time, and if this is best attained by co brokerage and sharing a commission so be it.

The act of hiding property information in the hope of getting both sides of the deal is counter to the spirit of agency and is also counter to MLS and Realtor principles.

I do feel a bit vindicated. because I know it is the right result. Right now my plans to get my site back up is dependent on the MIBOR BLC (MLS) Committee’s recommendation to change the policy. They are meeting on December 1st. Apparently, any changes to the current policy must be recommended by them, then we will be notified of any changes. I’ll keep you posted!

Do you have any plans to get your site back up, or do you think MIBOR will try to block it again?

This is such an important decision. It was vital to the success of our new small business that brings the technology to the table that allows proper indexing of listings. We were definitely “hanging on the edge of our seats” for this one…