Principal Broker of Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers, with agents on every major Hawaiian Island, offices in Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island, and 122 Brokers and Agents around the State.
Hawaii Information Services deserves credit for their efforts to provide the RETS feed. They are a relatively small, privately-owned, for-profit, MLS. The NAR mandate for RETS compliance came at a time when they were in the middle of a major database reorganization, a leadership change, and frankly, a major PR challenge. We're grateful for their efforts. While we may be on the short list of their subscribers who will use their RETS product, we anticipate that, over time, more brokers and agents will see the benefits of RETS and subscribe to the feed. We're excited to have all 3 of Hawaii's MLSs offer RETS feeds. It will allow us to provide the most current and relevant market information to our clients and customers throughout the State. Reliable and current data is key to our success.
Debbie, You're spot on with the greed factor... and, a seller (especially in a Dual Agency Case) would have a VERY strong argument that their agent did not act in their best interest by unilaterally deciding not to display the listing on IDX feeds.
