The Hamptons, like Manhattan, have no MLS. Let me rephrase that: They eschew the MLS in favor of pocket listings. It keeps status quo for the big players in the market, supresses new firms from entering the market with a level field, and is anti consumer. But it serves the established brokers well. This interview [...]
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Hamptons MLS Debate
Posted in Communities, MLS, The Market, tagged Hamptons, Hamptons real estate, MLS, Pocket Listings on December 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For My Local Rappatoni Hating Colleagues
Posted in MLS, tagged MLS on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a little inside baseballfor consumers who are unfamiliar with the Multiple Listing Service software that agents use, but my fellow Westchester - Putnam MLS members will appreciate the humor. We experienced something very similar recently. Some back story: in the past year, the Powers that Be at my local board switched our MLS software [...]