Jay Thompson

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"The buyer calls wanting the listing agent and gets a buyer's agent who can make (the buyer) think (the person he called) is the listing agent." We NEVER (and I mean NEVER) try to make a caller believe we are the listing agent. We make it VERY clear that we are not the listing agent and will gladly help the buyer buy the home they called on, or any other home they are interested in. (Assuming, of course, they are not already working with an agent.) Might some agents attempt to convince the caller they are in fact the listing agent? I suppose some do. But if you are going to start off your relationship with a potential client shrouded in deception, I strongly suspect you won't be in business very long. Do we get "leads" from our sites IDX solution? Absolutely. Do I submit our listings to the IDX feed to generate leads? Absolutely not. We take listings for one reason; to sell them. Putting those listings into the IDX feeds puts them on hundreds of local agent/broker sites, where potential buyers can see them, contact their agent, and work with them to buy the home. Jay Thompson Broker / Owner Thompson's Realty Blog: www.PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com .

When exactly did Trulia become an "online brokerage company"??? Jay Thompson Broker / Owner Thompson's Realty Blog: www.PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com .

Victor Lund and Steve Barbey nailed it. This decision really isn't that big a deal and won't fundamentally change a thing once franchisors get syndicated listings. And for those who are lumping every member of the MLS committee into the non-practicing, clueless dolts category, please remember not all MLS committee members fit that bill. Sure some do, but not all. The problem is, is awfully difficult to try and influence and affect change in a 117 member committee and then get the 750 member Board of Directors to approve what the committee recommends. And you know, if you're so pissed off at what the MLS committee does, join it and try to help those on it who are trying to do the right thing... Jay Thompson Broker / Owner Thompson's Realty Blog: www.PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com .