http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/redfins-citizen-bloggers-now-in-the-bay-area.html Commentary on the real estate market of the San Francisco Bay Area Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:45:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/redfins-citizen-bloggers-now-in-the-bay-area.html/comment-page-1#comment-51341 An NWMLS-Compliant Broker Tour Report | 3 Oceans -- The San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Blog Fri, 18 May 2007 19:31:48 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/redfins-citizen-bloggers-now-in-the-bay-area.html#comment-51341 [...] This post is in honor of the citizen journalists at Redfin, whose months of efforts at writing witty, insightful property reviews were brought down by an over-zealous MLS association bent on maintaining the rightful balance of power in the real estate business — ie, that the listing agent is at the top of the pyramid, the buyer’s representative is significantly lower, and the consumers…well, they’re not really that important, let’s face it. I’m a good 800 miles out of the jurisdiction of the NWMLS, but I’m sure our local MLS’s are paying close attention.  So, here’s what my semi-regular property reviews would look like if they were to be NWMLS-compliant… [...] [...] This post is in honor of the citizen journalists at Redfin, whose months of efforts at writing witty, insightful property reviews were brought down by an over-zealous MLS association bent on maintaining the rightful balance of power in the real estate business — ie, that the listing agent is at the top of the pyramid, the buyer’s representative is significantly lower, and the consumers…well, they’re not really that important, let’s face it. I’m a good 800 miles out of the jurisdiction of the NWMLS, but I’m sure our local MLS’s are paying close attention.  So, here’s what my semi-regular property reviews would look like if they were to be NWMLS-compliant… [...]

]]> http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/redfins-citizen-bloggers-now-in-the-bay-area.html/comment-page-1#comment-19540 Dominique Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:17:17 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/redfins-citizen-bloggers-now-in-the-bay-area.html#comment-19540 Are they guys reading my mind? I just started doing this myself. Are they guys reading my mind? I just started doing this myself.

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