MLS Violations

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Date: May 5, 2008, Number of Replies: 19

Our broker tells us to report MLS violations. For example someone has a listing as active, when in fact we know its pending or withdrawn. Or something as simple as a photo of the listing is not in the listing within the required time. I'm wondering how many of you click that button to report violations? If we don't report them, these listings are skewing our CMA #'s in some cases. Your thoughts?

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TX-Lindy@comcast.net

Date: May 6, 2008

ABsolutely! We should ALL report MLS violations! It is imperative that we "police" ourselves, if we don't, who will? Employees at MLS or local board do NOT check every listing, if fact, that is not part of their job description at all, they don't read the listings. Reporting MLS violations will make those lazy or honor-lacking agents shape up, and any collected fines can help your local board.

Besides, those bad listings reflect poorly upon ALL of us... if one agent doesn't care about their Seller (nor about their fellow agents), then it appears like we condone it, if we don't stop it. I report all MLS violations.... even when listed with same company I work for.... and since I do so many BPOs, I report several every week. I'm a self-appointed vigilante. I would like to hear from anyone that does NOT report violations..... because if you SEE a violation, and are too tired or lazy to report them, then you are part of the problem. I want all Realtors held to higher standards than what we see in MLS. And, if/when MLS becomes one single nation-wide outfit, perhaps the violation/policing center should be here in Houston, and I'd be happy to run that one department. I get so upset when I see a poorly done listing.... it reflects upon us all.

Lindy in Houston

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Deb Cullen Licensed Real Estate Agent, FL

Date: May 6, 2008

I agree! A professional is only as good as their tools….and the MLS is my tool of choice. Keeping any tool sharp is a lot of hard work. Report those violations—after all a violation can only be one of three things.

1.) I didn’t know I was supposed to do/not do that

2.) I did it by mistake

3.) Crap! I got caught

Deb Cullen

Century 21 Sunbelt

Cape Coral, FL

Serving SW Florida (aka…Paradise)

239-233-2322

deb@CapeDeb.com

www.CapeDeb.com

Sheila writes: Our broker tells us to report MLS violations. For example someone has a listing as active, when in fact we know its pending or withdrawn. Or something as simple as a photo of the listing is not in the listing within the required time. I'm wondering how many of you click that button to report violations? If we don't report them, these listings are skewing our CMA #'s in some cases. Your thoughts?

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Tish Osborne Licensed Real Estate Agent, Port Richey, FL

Date: May 6, 2008

Our broker tells us to report MLS violations.

Sheila,

My broker tells us the same thing, but I wish she would do it or our admin would to give some anonymity. I hate when my prospects get a listing sent to them through the automated searches, ask to see it and then I have to tell them it's got a contract or is pending and wasn't labeled as such. They think I'm dumb or lying. We had one recently that scanned a business card in as one of the photos. It would be better if everyone followed the rules and didn't take advantage, but that probably won't happen.

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Tish Osborne, GRI, ePro
Realtor
Prudential Tropical Realty
Port Richey, FL 37668
Cell: 727-505-7589
Web: http://www.FlRealEstateTish.com
Check out my blog! http://www.realtown.com/posborne/blog

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Jim Clauser Licensed Real Estate Agent, Athens, GA

Date: May 6, 2008

Button to report mls violations.

Our board has a "report listing" button" It sends an email to the listing
agent (the agent does not know who sent it), and it also sends it to the
Board office.(with the agents name that is reporting the error) Our MLS
policies then kick in and the agent has so many hours to correct the listing
or be fined.

Jim Clauser
Your Real Estate Consultant For Life
RE/MAX Associates Athens, Inc.
706-714-1181 Direct
706-433-0542 Fax
http://www.JimClauser.com to view over 3000 homes!
Jim@JimClauser.com
Check out my Blog at
http://www.VisitJimsBlog.com

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Tom Scaglione Licensed Real Estate Agent, Lutz, FL

Date: May 6, 2008

Report them, report them, report them. You need good data in the MLS not junk.

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Sincerely,

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TES :-)

Tom Scaglione, Realtor®

Cell: 813-310-8200
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Serving the Tampa Bay Area

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Everyone Is Buying Real Estate

Some For Themselves

Some For Their Landlord

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Our broker tells us to report MLS violations. For example someone has a listing as active, when in fact we know its pending or withdrawn. Or something as simple as a photo of the listing is not in the listing within the required time. I'm wondering how many of you click that button to report violations? If we don't report them, these listings are skewing our CMA #'s in some cases. Your thoughts?

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Robert King Licensed Real Estate Broker, Saint Petersburg, FL

Date: May 6, 2008

Sheila wants to know

"Our broker tells us to report MLS violations. For example someone has a listing as active, when in fact we know its pending or withdrawn. Or something as simple as a photo of the listing is not in the listing within the required time. I'm wondering how many of you click that button to report violations? If we don't report them, these listings are skewing our CMA #'s in some cases. Your thoughts"?

Certainly you want to REPORT a VIOLATION of another member. How else can we as an organization of members conduct business as a whole if we fail to police our actions? If we say nothing about the mis-behavior of the few then the integrity of what we stand for is compromised. This is where society cleans itself out of the bad apples in the bunch. It's called being ethical, golden rule. Treat others as you would like to be treated. On the other hand who are we to judge others when we do the same. Not me, I'm as clean as the wind driven snow. I wouldn't do anything like THAT! If your attitude is to do nothing then you've violated your own standards of ethical behavior. You have to decide, where do you draw the line?

Robert King

Broker/Consultant

Charles Rutenberg, Realtors

Clearwater, Florida

PS: I've have turn people in for violations from my own brokerage. I would prefer to protect the rest of the whole than to be cool with the violator. Think about it.

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Michael Crawford Licensed Real Estate Agent, Temecula, CA

Date: May 6, 2008

Our broker tells us to report MLS violations. For example someone has a listing as active, when in fact we know its pending or withdrawn. Or something as simple as a photo of the listing is not in the listing within the required time. I'm wondering how many of you click that button to report violations? If we don't report them, these listings are skewing our CMA #'s in some cases. Your thoughts?

I agree wholeheartedly. I am very conscxiencious about making sure I adhere to the guidelines and am very irritated by those that either don't learn what the rules are or think they do not apply to them. I actually steer away from further investigating those listings that do not adhere as I feel if the agent can't even comply the regulations, how will they be to work with in a transaction? Hmmmm..... Ya think they might not do what they are supposed to do? That's my feelings, for whatever they are worth.

Michael Crawford

Century 21 Tri-Valley

Murrieta, CA 92563

(951) 326-0585

Isellhomes@michaelcrawford.biz

http://www.michaelcrawford.biz

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Michael Richman Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York, NY

Date: May 6, 2008

Sheila Cohen wrote "Our broker tells us to report MLS violations. For example someone has a listing as active, when in fact we know its pending or withdrawn. Or something as simple as a photo of the listing is not in the listing within the required time. I'm wondering how many of you click that button to report violations? If we don't report them, these listings are skewing our CMA #'s in some cases. Your thoughts?"

Missings photos is not such a serious issue to turn me into the MLS police. After all, it is the listing agent who has the greatest motivation to get the property sold. If he or she is ineffective at doing their job, they are the person to suffer most when they lose a client because the property deosn't sell. Buyers and buyer's agents always have other options than just the poorly marketed properties.

What irks me, and does bring out the police mentality, is property descriptions that include an agent's contact information and agents who always have a ready excuse why an active listing cannot be shown. It seems to me that these properties that alledgedly have accepted offers or contracts signed or are temporarily off the market are updated as active for weeks or months before they actually are off the market.

Michael Richman, MUP, MBA
Realtor, SRES, e-Pro, CBR
Licensed Real Estate Broker and Principal
Herndon Eagleton Real Estate - Here For You
450 7th Avenue, Suite 948 New York, NY 10123
Phone 917-991-2528 Fax 212-613-8608
mrichman@HerndonEagleton.com
http://www.HerndonEagleton.com

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> Our broker tells us to report MLS violations. For example someonehas a listing as active, when in fact we know its pending orwithdrawn. Or something as simple as a photo of the listing is notin the listing within the required time. I'm wondering how many ofyou click that button to report violations? If we don't reportthem, these listings are skewing our CMA #'s in some cases. Yourthoughts?

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Sandra Newman Licensed Real Estate Agent, Lawton, MI

Date: May 6, 2008

Our broker tells us to report MLS violations. For example someone has a listing as active, when in fact we know its pending or withdrawn. Or something as simple as a photo of the listing is not in the listing within the required time. I'm wondering how many of you click that button to report violations? If we don't report them, these listings are skewing our CMA #'s in some cases. Your thoughts?

Hi Sheila,

I have first tried to call the agent and let them know about something that isn't right but I have found that most don't care or just ignore so now I just make all reports to the Board or the NAR and let them deal with the violators. It is easier that way and it adds revenue to the Board when they get to issue fines.

Sandra Newman, Keller Williams Realty, Paw Paw & Kalamazoo, MI
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