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- From: haught@tigger.jvnc.net (Darrell Haught)
- Newsgroups: misc.invest.real-estate
- Subject: Re: Breaking the MLS monopoly
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.163151.18986@tigger.jvnc.net>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 16:31:51 GMT
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- In article <JYL.92Nov18105304@burgess.eng.sun.com> jyl@toss.eng.sun.com writes:
- >
- I believe that something like that already exists. It's called HELP-U-SELL.
- Not exactly sure how it works but it supposed to bypass the REALTORS.
-
- Darrell
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-
- >Is there any reason why private people should not be able to start their
- >own listing service? I think it would work somewhat like this:
- >
- >- Joe R. Andom wants to sell his home.
- >- Joe contacts the private listing service.
- >- They charge for a listing in the same manner as a newspaper would, i.e.
- > fixed cost per word and for a period of time.
- >- Joe sells his home and cancels the listing.
- >
- >The listing service also provides computerized subscriptions, so that
- >anyone with a PC can connect. Probably the connection itself would be free,
- >and there'd be a pay-per-access charge for each listing.
- >
- >I cannot see how such a service would possibly fail as a business. Every
- >sensible realtor would subscribe in addition to subscribing to the MLS, and
- >every potential buyer with a PC would also independently subscribe.
- >
- >I also think that if it came to a lawsuit, the charges could successfully
- >fought on the grounds of monopolization.
- >
- >Comments?
- >
- >--JYL
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