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  1. 1
    Name: F. Omar Hazoury on May 9, 2003
    State: MA
    Country: US
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    Name: Emily Bray on May 9, 2003
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: Access to MLS through my buyer's broker has been very helpful to me in trying to locate acceptable property in another state. As I understand it, the new rules would essentially keep me in the dark regarding real estate values and trends and give me only advertising without much in the way of facts.
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    Name: Joan Sutton on May 9, 2003
    State: FL
    Country: US
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    Name: Andrew Show on May 9, 2003
    State: OH
    Country: US
    Comments: Another misguided attempt by Realtors to be the "gatekeepers" to the listing inventory, which flies in the face of sellers and buyers and the information age!
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    Name: Corey Scholtka on May 9, 2003
    State: WI
    Country: US
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    Name: LaLa Wang on May 9, 2003
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Consumers deserve the right to the widest distributions of listings and one-stop access to listings. Proficient brokers will always have an important role in home buying/renting/selling and should not seek to control the listings marketplace.
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    Name: Aaron Farmer on May 9, 2003
    State: TX
    Country: US
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    Name: Judy Andersen on May 9, 2003
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Tara Naughton on May 9, 2003
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Without listings, liberation agents will suffer and risk losing the valued consumer relationships that sustain their revenue.
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    Name: Ron Larm on May 9, 2003
    State: CO
    Country: US
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    Name: Larry Gensman on May 9, 2003
    State: OK
    Country: US
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    Name: Mark Livingston on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: Brokers have long competed by restricting information. They should be focused on service and adding the most value possible (reducing transaction costs. Restricting access is not in the best interest of a buyer or seller-only the agent.
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    Name: Todd Hartle on May 9, 2003
    State: GA
    Country: US
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    Name: Lori Knoebel on May 9, 2003
    State: IL
    Country: US
    Comments: This would definitely hinder me as a consumer to purchase the best house available in my price range. This is actually violates my rights as a consumer.
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    Name: John Erickson on May 9, 2003
    State: IL
    Country: US
    Comments: I may be moving in the next year, and it is very useful to have complete MLS information online. I also want to ensure my broker will market my current home to the fullest extent, not just as a "pocket" listing or kept between certain brokers. The NAR VOW policy drafts contain anti-consumer provisions, such as allowing brokers to not show all listings to interested consumers, thus furthering their inside interests. I urge NAR to adopt a pro-consumer stance with the VOW policy.
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    Name: Marilyn Van Steenberg on May 9, 2003
    State: CO
    Country: US
    Comments: What purpose would this serve the consumer What purpose would this serve the real estate community Please do not allow this to happen.
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    Name: Joe Trifoglio on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: Don't let NRT run the NAR. They would like nothing more than to user their brands to create A MONOPOLY. Consumers deserve access to information...all information
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    Name: Eugene Knoebel on May 9, 2003
    State: IL
    Country: US
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    Name: Ann Tontsch on May 9, 2003
    State: SC
    Country: US
    Comments: Absolutely !
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    Name: Kevin Byrne on May 9, 2003
    State: HI
    Country: US
    Comments: Is this for real You mean to tell me that I (the comsumer) wouldn't be able to get the best deal becuase of such a protectionist policy. Get with the times! Look at what travelocity, orbitz & cheaptickets did to the travel industry. Look at what Charles Schwab did for stock brokers. Those who tried to regulate and curb those efforts, were ultimately left behind. Its what the consumer wants that counts the most, not what a realtor wants to give. We want accurate, up to the minute, easy access to be able buy and sell our homes. This is exactly what the Internet is created for...providing information. If you think that Real Estate and Realtors are above the above the law of the comsumer (ie I get all of it when I want it), think again....
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    Name: Stephen Lee on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country:
    Comments: I do not have a propblem with passing the data provided the VOW or mail site does not try and seel the consumer back to my agent. Consumers that agree to abide by these greedy web site operators are stealing form the agents and brokers who secure the listings.
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    Name: Charles Kao on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: We would be pleased to get petition on our real estate sites which receive 200,000 buyer visitors per month
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    Name: Mike Dooley on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: The Real Estate industry is changing, inevitably, and for the better. Those who resist the changes need to move on, or get out of Real Estate. Those who embrace the changes and use technology to their advantage will become the "new" Real Estate industry. Fee for service! No service, no damn commission! Who needs lazy middlemen who control the market by controlling access to information This is an opportunity for the Real Estate consumer and the real REALTORS
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    Name: Michael Stasica on May 9, 2003
    State: CO
    Country: US
    Comments: Keep ALL listings available.
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    Name: Michael Corn on May 9, 2003
    State: AZ
    Country: US
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    Name: Michael Stasica on May 9, 2003
    State: CO
    Country: US
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    Name: Hans Frederickson on May 9, 2003
    State: WA
    Country: US
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    Name: Raymond Denton on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: I agree with this petition.
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    Name: Lois M. Hekker on May 9, 2003
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: The VOW with the opt out will not give the seller's their best exposure and the buyer's the best selection of what is truly on marke. The VOWs send the buyer back to the lister for a commission from both sides. NO disclosures of real estate relationships: Single Agent; Transactional Broker "Notification"; NO Brokerage. will not have to be disclosed after July 1, 2003. Non-Represented is not an authorized real estate disclosure, but is on the Listing Agreement!!!! Amazing! That also creates a big liability for the Consumer Affairs Dept. of each state and the federal govt. The MLS was designed to co-operate.... the VOWs ignore that underlying principal of co-operation. Please cast support to turn down the NAR/BOD vote for the VOW, as being against Public Policy. Thank you! Lois M. Hekker, Single Agent Broker
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    Name: Marta Peterson on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
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    Name: Rod Friesen on May 9, 2003
    State:
    Country: CA
    Comments: As a consumer, I do not think that Realtors should be hiding my house from ANY potential buyer for any reason.
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    Name: Jon Reynolds on May 9, 2003
    State: TX
    Country: US
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    Name: John Burchardt on May 9, 2003
    State: IL
    Country: US
    Comments: As the C.O.O. of LocalHomesForSale.com, an on-line real estate marketing service, I can't believe this is actually an issue. However, I'm sure that if the NAR chooses to enact this policy, that they will provide the seller's they're representing with a "Limited Exposure Disclosure." Now ask yourself this, "Doesn't this proposition defy every equal housing law on the books If This new proposal is put into effect, there will be no way to determine whether a Realtor chooses not to share information because of unethical practices by a broker or just because the broker is black, white, hispanic or any other ethnicity."
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    Name: David Ladd on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: I would prefer to be able to see ALL MLS listings on the internet. For years we have been talking about the future of the computer. How everything will be computerized, well the future is now and the beginning of that revolution is now. The realtor needs to either learn to grow with the changes as other industries have had to do or fall to the wayside as other companies have done. When I was looking for a home, the first place I went to was the internet. I would give my realtor an MLS number and she would pull the listings. So by following day I could see a house. What a waist off time. If I could see the listing on line and the description of the house with pictures, I could blow past the houses I don't want and make a list of the ones I did and go out and look. If it was something I was interested in I could then have my realtor open the door. Time for the realtor to wake up and figure out how to go with the changes of life. We are a computer society!!
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    Name: John Prell on May 9, 2003
    State: TX
    Country: US
    Comments: Can somebody please call me at 214-696-4663. I am in the process of an anti-trust lawsuit against NAR, and think we may be able to team up.
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    Name: Jack Pulido on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
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    Name: Catherine DeVellis on May 9, 2003
    State: RI
    Country: US
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    Name: Robert Rose on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: Please Don't change the VOW'sOur business is now very much dependent on a VOW. The guidelines for our VOWs were developed by our local Association of REALTORS. Comtra Costa Board developed this innovative system with a policy based on minimum regulation and an objective of meeting member needs and serving consumers with quality service. We have served our buyer clients and prospects well using a VOW. The bottom line is that our VOW allows us to serve these prospective buyers in a very professional and responsive way Please do not try to add more regulation to this system that is now an underpinning of our real estate business. For example, it is crucial for us to know that the entire MLS listing database is available to our VOW without any Firms having the option of
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    Name: Stuart Laureaon on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
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    Name: Monica Laureano on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country:
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    Name: Mark Barrett on May 9, 2003
    State: KS
    Country: US
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    Name: Christine Johnson on May 9, 2003
    State: TX
    Country: US
    Comments: With respect to internet access, the RE industry is mistaken in continuing to attempt to retain proprietary control over listings. You would profit over the long term by anticipating changes tin the industry that will allow consumers access to formerly proprietary listings and focus your efforts on marketing RE services. Christine Johnson, RE investor/landlord Bastrop, Texas
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    Name: Scott Davis on May 9, 2003
    State: GA
    Country: US
    Comments: Absolutelyy include MY NAME in this petition! I would also like INFO on my becoming a MGR to spearhead a campaign IN THE State of Georgia with your org. Thank you and keep up the good work
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    Name: Jamie Gardner on May 9, 2003
    State:
    Country:
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    Name: Robert Campbell on May 9, 2003
    State: MA
    Country: US
    Comments: I personally,and many of my friends and associates use this format on a regular basis and find it extremely useful, informative and time saving.
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    Name: Wayne King on May 9, 2003
    State: CA
    Country: US
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    Name: Steele Propp on May 9, 2003
    State: MN
    Country: US
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    Name: William May on May 9, 2003
    State: GA
    Country: US
    Comments: I fully know the above to be true. Do the right thing. Consumers are going to win this battle regardless!
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    Name: Steve Glisan on May 10, 2003
    State: CO
    Country: US
    Comments: It is interesting, a task force came up with a good VOW policy and then NAR added Re/Max exec Daryl Jesperson and a large Prudential broker to the task force and sent them back to redraw the plan. The result is to protect brand name and market share, neither is in favor of the consumer.
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    Name: Carol Anne Cloy on May 10, 2003
    State: FL
    Country:
    Comments: Will the Sellers know that their property will get limited exposure in order better the odds of an in house sale
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