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Brian Larson

Attorney and consultant

Larson/Sobotka PLLC, attorneys at law; Larson/Sobotka Business Advisors, LLC

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As a lawyer, I focus much of my work on e-commerce, databases, web branding issues, and rule-making for online communities. As a consultant, I provide strategy, operations, and marketing consulting in the residential real estate vertical (particularly to MLSs, associations, and brokers). The majority of my clients are real estate multiple listing services (MLSs), REALTOR associations (local and state), and large real estate brokerage firms. I advise them regarding policies, business strategies, licensing agreements, agency laws, and more.

My Comments

  • Do you mean "Who was the
    By October 14, 2009 - 12:02pm

    Do you mean "Who was the first person to post a for-sale home listing on the WEB?" The Internet has been around a long time, and before the web there were other forums for sharing info on the Internet... (Think Usenet and university profs exchanging listing information with their peers via U email accounts.)

  • I echo Kathleen's comment
    By July 2, 2009 - 8:06am

    I echo Kathleen's comment about copyright. But after looking at Apture's site, it looks as if the target content providers are licensing to Apture? Can an Apture window on my site or blog target content on any site or just those with deals with Apture (or like Wikipedia, that have CC licensing)? -Brian Larson

  • "[T]he relevance of buyer's
    By December 5, 2008 - 5:00am

    "[T]he relevance of buyer's brokerage will dwindle away over time within the brokerage business." Too bad, if it's true. As a consumer (and thinker about the industry) I value real estate brokers for their professional judgment; that is, my broker applies her many years of experience to facts she's obtained (from MLS and other sources) to form a professional judgment about the value of a propery or a seller's willingness to accept less than listing price or our ability to market a property successfully at a given price. I want to know she's looking out for me, not wonder if she's intent on selling me her own listing. -Brian Larson www.mlstesseract.com