by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
With respect to giving the public access to mls.ca web site, I also have concerns with buyer agency. When the public log onto the site, they tend to call the listing agent as indicated on the web page. The public may not be aware how the commission split works on a...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
I have been selling real estate for 20 years at a very busy pace in the Halifax/Dartmouth area of Nova Scotia. I felt it was a huge mistake to create the mls.ca site for many reasons. There is less and less personal contact so it makes it harder to garner loyalty and...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
I certainly have concerns about listings on the Internet. I believed it was a dumb idea at the beginning and it is even worse today. There was nothing to be gained for Realtors by giving up our control of listings to the Internet. It was an error. We gather the...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
Are you trying to create a controversy where none exists? What benefit is there to the vendor if there is any delay whatsoever in providing the widest possible marketing coverage to every listing? Indeed, ways should be sought to speed up the process. Once...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
I am more than a bit amused and possibly confused as to what all the fuss is about concerning this issue. By delaying listing information to assist these buyers’ agents, members of the public will quickly learn that mls.ca is NOT the site to get the timely information...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
What did these people have in their coffee? We have the best on-line marketing system in the world. I am sure that the Realtors south of the border envy us. Why would any Realtor want to undermine this fantastic marketing rule? I have never lost one of my buyer...
