Is Your Website DOJ Compliant?
On May 27th this year, the US Department of Justice and the National Association of REALTORS® finally reached a settlement. In the settlement, it was agreed that our MLS data could be released to the public by any member company under some very specific terms and conditions. Practically speaking, what it means is that nearly every single real estate website that offers an MLS or IDX link to real estate shoppers is no longer in material compliance with that settlement agreement, and continuing to offer listings to the public on a non-compliant website could result in serious sanctions and possibly the loss of access to the MLS. Continue Reading…