Comments on: A New Way To View Condos

By: Ric Cox

Ric Cox — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:31:16 +0000

In Chicago, agents, buyers and others can compare any three census areas, buildings or unit types on an indepedent Web site, ChicagoCondosOnline.com. Our database currently has 11,000+ buidlings, virtually every condo in the city. Through MLSs, we are planning to bring this tool and concept to other markets.

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:27:54 +0000

“MLSes are doing their best to help brokers lose any edge they have to non-MLS aggregators.”

I don’t know about that. I think it’s more big broker banging on their competition and trying to squash the idea of agents being their own brokerages. Otherwise how do you explain the mass feed from Windermere to…is it Trulia or Zillow?

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:23:42 +0000

“…we could have aggregated the same info and used the name.”

Unless you did it before the rule change and were grandfathered on the use of “mls” in the name “mlsmapsonline.com”, I doubt you could have used the name.

I wonder if TheMlsOnline.com or Mls4Owners.com can sell that name, or their companies with the name, without damaging the grandfathered privelege. They are the only two companies who got in under the wire of the “new (now old) rule”, as far as I know. There’s one other called MLSvideo.com in Bellevue. Not quite sure what that one is about.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:13:44 +0000

Galen-

YOU ARE SO right on. We had MLSMAPSONLINE.com and we were forced to take it down… but we could have aggregated the same info and used the name. It does not make a whole bunch of sense, but I do know if they do not loosen up soon, the flexibility of companies like Trulia will continue to dominate

By: Galen

Galen — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:09:04 +0000

Ardell, you’re right. MLSes are doing their best to help brokers lose any edge they have to non-MLS aggregators.

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:24:29 +0000

uh oh. that sounds scary!

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:23:32 +0000

I spent too much time this morning playing with my crystal ball for my prediction post. But I will check it out as soon as I have a little time.

You guys created an amazing resource site. Kudos!

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:16:43 +0000

Thank you… Just started ranking and commenting late last week. Still not terribly noticeable on the site… we are working on that, hence the lack of comments! You should comment on the buildings that you know… Good for you, good for us. You can build a little profile linking back to RCG to show your expertise

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:14:14 +0000

I LOVE your historical data charts. I couldn’t find any comments, so can’t comment When did you start the ranking and commenting?

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:04 +0000

Hello Ardell… I hope you are doing well too!

Speaking of cool… we are allowing our users to make comments on each condo building which I think is pretty interesting. They can rank (stars) buildings based on their experience, upload photos, create their own “condo enthusiast” profile etc… let me know what you think!