MLS Issues in Florida
This is for all the smaller real estate web shops or real estate brokerages trying to figure out why they need to go wtih a web company that has the certification or broad approvals before they work on your proejct.
You will have to what FTP Feeds, Zip files, and other terms mean and we have provided the information
Lets take the relationship with PlanetRealtor and the MLS boards.
First, you as a broker are not allowed to give zip files to outside companies....only an inhouse web developer. If you do it is in violation of your agreement with the boards.
For you web developers? You can get banned from developing in that area. Pretty steep price if you go along with what the client is telling you. They don't know because no where on planetrealtor does it have warnings.
Here is how the normal interaction goes; broker hires programmer, tells programmer they want an integrated search, programmer says they need ftp access, broker gives it to them, MLS board finds out that programmer isnt signed up direclty with their particular board and gets banned and face legal action.
Because we are approved vendors all over the country we don't have that problem but we did get some business from another company because of it. WE feel bad for them and are trying to help but it raised this issue so we wanted to help the small shops so they can stay clear.
Why? because we are not trying to thwart others.......we want to help the little guy.....there is plenty of business to go around if you are doing the right thing and giving quality service to clients.
The real estate market in Florida is tough so by us helping you get a better product to your client you help us all
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