Comments on: Joining the NAR’s Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee. Lord help me. Or them…

By: Thoughts on the NAR IDX Enhancement Work Group — The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

Thoughts on the NAR IDX Enhancement Work Group — The Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:41:40 +0000

[...] the midyear meeting in Washington, D.C., the NAR was gracious enough to invite me to sit on the MLS Committee and join the work group, so off I jetted to Chicago for Monday’s meeting of the “IDX [...]

By: ARMLS Takes a Stand on “Scraping” and “Indexing” — The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:37:40 +0000

[...] opposed interpretations of a policy points to a fundamental flaw in said policy. I’ve been asked to serve on the NAR Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee and will do whatever I can to get the language changed and help educate MLS boards so that ALL the [...]

By: Heather Rankin

Heather Rankin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:47:09 +0000

Jay – adding my voice to the chorus of Congrats!

We are rural and just organized a board: terms -2 years; voting – every brokerage has 1 vote to decide board members; either broker or agent can be nominated to be on the board but only one from a brokerage.

Voting was 2 weeks ago. 6 member board consists of 5 brokers and 1 agent. Hopefully no one suffers a control power surge

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By: You can’t enjoy the ocean unless you know how to swim | Real Estate Blog Magazine - Opinion Column - AgentGenius

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:25:35 +0000

[...] that time, Jay has been appointed to the MLS Policy Committee. Good for Jay. Lot’s of people were congratulating Jay, and many of them were emploring [...]

By: Ines

Ines — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:52:10 +0000

I feel like I've been under a rock for the last 2 weeks - this is a huge step in the right direction!! not that it's easy, but glad they are making an attempt to hear our voice .....and no voice is better than our own JAY!! (big hug from Miami- and thanks for representing) **Ines´s last blog post..Mojito Review - Carpaccio at Bal Harbour Shops

By: Thesa Chambers

Thesa Chambers — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:44:08 +0000

I am very proud to have you there... thank you... I want to know why more of these folks have not signed the petition.... come on guys - it could be our future at risk here. **Thesa Chambers´s last blog post..USDA Loan – 100% Financing is Possible

By: Gregg Camp, Santa Cr

Gregg Camp, Santa Cr — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:37:33 +0000

Hi Jay, great to have you aboard on this matter. A good meeting of technology understanding along with practical experience as a broker. I am sure you will add some of the necessary understanding to make matter easier for people to see the benefits of technology.

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:00:05 +0000

"But a committee of 100, that is absurd!"

In my life in Corporate America, I saw "committees" of 6 or 8 people that were dysfunctional. I can't imagine the disfunctionality (is that a word?) that a 100 member committee could present.

If you think a committee of 100 is absurd, how about a Board of Directors of 800+? That's what I hear the NAR BoD consists of…

Thanks for the advice. I'll take all I can get, and yours is sound.

By: Ned@investingblog

Ned@investingblog — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:36:46 +0000

Jay Congratulations. But a larger congratulations is due the NAR for appointing you. But a committee of 100, that is absurd! Actually I am going to contradict myself. It is ridiculous they are appointing you to the committee. The fact that they carried this issue over from the original meeting you attended speaks very poorly of the NAR. That this issue isn't obvious to them scares me. You are a smart guy and don't need my advice but if I was on the committee the two points I would make would be. 1) This is simply an extension of the MLS. Are agents saying that the concept of the MLS and leveraging yourself through hundreds or thousands of other agents is bad? 2) Or are they saying that they want to ignore their fiduciary responsibility to do as much as they can to sell the property. Agents that oppose this are in essence saying they want to deliberately limit FREE marketing of their clients property in order to earn double commission. Boy that sure sounds like breaking your fiduciary responsibility to me. Glad you are on the committee. Do good work. Thanks Jay. **Ned´s last blog post..Help! My Home is going to tax sale.

By: Paula Henry

Paula Henry — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:55:56 +0000

Jay - I had the same conversation with a past Board member last week. I asked how do you unseat a board member; answer - you don't. You can, but you can't. It's a progression from secretary elect to secretary to president elect to president. The nominating Committee chooses the next directors. The Nominating Committee includes the retiring directors, the previous past president, the immediate past president, and the most recent REAL moderator. I did hear they usurped the efforts of a president-elect a few years ago because *SHE* was not a yes woman. Doesn't leave much room for me, I suppose. **Paula Henry´s last blog post..Search Indianapolis Homes by Zip Code