NAR weighs IDX listings display on social media sites 
Some MLSs fear brokers will stop sharing listings
By Matt Carter, Wednesday, November 9, 2011.The National Association of Realtors will soon decide whether real estate brokers and agents should have the right to display shared listings data from their multiple listing service by means other than approved websites, such as mobile devices, social media sites and "really simple syndication" (RSS).
A number of MLSs restrict the display of Internet Data Exchange (IDX) listings feeds to broker, agent and MLS websites, and have opposed previous attempts to force them to grant brokers and agents additional rights to distribute listings electronically.
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