At 09:21 AM 8/21/2005, you wrote:
>>Have you folks read your local IDX rules?  I'm not entirely sure that
>>RE/MAX (or CB, or KW, or C-21, or any other national entity) would be
>>allowed a "national" IDX under current rules as they are franchisors,
>>not local brokerages, and thus might not be allowed an IDX data feed.
>>Al in CT, JIM
>
>I see no restrictions for a REMAX national web site having links to
>area REMAX franchisors with local IDX sites.  The IDX data feed would
>be to the local REMAX brokers and the national REMAX site would link to
>that site.
>
>Lenn Harley

And it will probably look something like: www.PLSNow.com

Jim in TN, JIM

Saul Adds:

Big difference here would be that PLSNow (and the site IC set up) is a

site with listings from those MLSs that have elected to have public sites

themselves. The number of MLSs that have elected to have an MLS public

site is a small number compared to the total number of MLSs in the

country and would represent a small percentage of the total listing

inventory in the country.

IDX solutions are available to MLS subscribers in all the MLSs in the

country (theoretically) so a site aggregating IDX solutions from all the

MLSs in the country would have a lot more inventory than a site with only

links to public MLS sites.

BUT....I think there could be a battle looming because I see different

interpretations of IDX rules. Even those who know MLS have different

ideas on how some of the rules are interpreted. Specifically:

Section 18.3.12 - The right to display other Participants' listings

pursuant to IDX shall be limited to a Participant's office(s) holding

participatory rights in this MLS.

Section 18.3.13 - Listings obtained through IDX must be displayed

separately from listings obtained from other sources, including

information provided by other MLSs.

Section 18.3.14 - No portion of the IDX database shall be used or

provided to a third party for any purpose other than those expressly

provided for in these rules.

Saul