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Internet-Based Realtors Win Monster Settlement
coondoggie writes "Until today, most Internet-based real-estate brokers were considered second-class citizens, and their clients were left in the cold. But perhaps that will change with today's news that the Department of Justice has reached a proposed settlement with the National Association of Realtors that requires NAR to let Internet-based residential real estate brokers compete with traditional brokers. NAR has agreed to be bound by a 10-year settlement, under whose terms NAR will repeal its anticompetitive policies and require affiliated multiple listing services to repeal their rules that were based on these policies." Here's the whole settlement document on the DoJ's site.
When I saw "Monster Suit" I at first thought the article would be about realtors winning a suit against Monster Cable. What realtors would call themselves monsters?
"I happen to have three realtors on my doorstep..."
Shit, is this a new fad like pink flamingo's and garden gnomes?
"...and they sing the same song..." Aww, a triplet, do they dance too? If I tickle the right ones tummy, does he give me the key to your house?
Now I want realtors for my porch.
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That was very smooth!
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In the end, they're all just used house salesmen.
Agreed. There are certain things I'd never do on my own. Sell my own house. Do my own dental work. Change the oil in my car. Clean out my own rain gutters. A friend of mine did this one year - rented a backpack gutter cleaning machine, climbed up on her own roof, just trying to save a few dollars.