Recently Inman News posted an article, Craigslist HTML limits could doom flashy listings, explaining that the online classified service, craigslist.com, is deciding whether to limit HTML content posted to classified listings. Many RE Professionals utilize craigslist.com as an additional method to reach consumers to post their own listings and advertise their brokerage companies since craigslist.com offers free postings, and maintains separate domains to reach users within specific locales.

These individual listings easily fall within the realm of Single-Property Websites, as they are individual web-pages advertising a single property. Currently, there are no limits on HTML, which makes craigslist.com ideal candidates for cut-and-paste of HTML generated code from single-property syndication sites such as VFlyer.com and AgencyLogic.com. Limiting HTML tags, depending on which HTML tags are restricted, could make direct cut-and-paste from these sites nearly impossible without significant insight on how HTML works and modifications to the code prior to creating a posting. Craigslist.com sites problems with malicious ads unwittingly taking users to commercial sites, as well as unnecessary clutter within search results as reasons for the potential limitations.

Today, I would like to hear back from you, our readers, on your thoughts on this potential decision.

Should craigslist.com limit HTML tags, or is there another way?