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Toronto Real Estate Board demands brokers halt online sales stats
Last Updated: Mar 03, 2015 7:38 AM ET
Brokers cave in following threat they could lose access to MLS database
It’s about to get tougher to sleuth out how much homes are selling for in Toronto.
This week, three real estate brokers are cutting off customers’ online access to recent final home sales prices — coveted information that can help buyers and sellers gauge a property’s worth.
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Late last night, real estate broker Fraser Beach posted an online alert he called “bad news.”
He explained to his almost 30,000 registered users that he is temporarily halting daily emails connecting them online to the latest prices of homes sold in Toronto.
"In light of recent developments, we fear that making this information available to you, in this form, may be threatening our ability to continue operating as a real estate brokerage," he wrote.
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Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/toronto-real-estate-board-demands-brokers-halt-online-sales-stats-1.2978746?cmp=googleeditorspick&google_editors_picks=true
Brokers cave in following threat they could lose access to MLS database
It’s about to get tougher to sleuth out how much homes are selling for in Toronto.
This week, three real estate brokers are cutting off customers’ online access to recent final home sales prices — coveted information that can help buyers and sellers gauge a property’s worth.
<snip>
Late last night, real estate broker Fraser Beach posted an online alert he called “bad news.”
He explained to his almost 30,000 registered users that he is temporarily halting daily emails connecting them online to the latest prices of homes sold in Toronto.
"In light of recent developments, we fear that making this information available to you, in this form, may be threatening our ability to continue operating as a real estate brokerage," he wrote.
cont'd...
Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/toronto-real-estate-board-demands-brokers-halt-online-sales-stats-1.2978746?cmp=googleeditorspick&google_editors_picks=true
This is bullshit.
