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Thanks for asking, Brian. As you might expect, th...

2010-02-11T12:54:38.038-06:00

Thanks for asking, Brian. As you might expect, this has been a popular topic of conversation around the Privacy Solutions office.

I agree with Matt that use of the data may go beyond the expectations of the seller particularly when considering informational privacy.

In addition to the seller’s information, we are quite interested in learning about RPR’s proposed use of

I'm not sure how the 'free' public rec...

2010-02-10T10:39:27.444-06:00

I'm not sure how the 'free' public records from RPR will be integrated in MLSs and whether they really can replace PRD the MLSs are getting from other sources. Matt, you and Kevin McQueen have a better grasp of the likely gap analysis between LPS data and other sources, including First American, the MLS's own efforts in some markets, and other providers. I also believe that

@Anonymous - You are correct in terms of access t...

2010-02-10T10:03:15.245-06:00

@Anonymous - You are correct in terms of access to the RPR system, but I was referring to the MLS receiving 'free' public records for tasks like auto-populating listing fields and for use in MLS reports.

I noted the seller's consent question in reply to an earlier blog post - use of the data for purposes other than marketing the home may go beyond the seller's

Matt, I thought any Realtor with a NRDS number wou...

2010-02-10T05:52:35.388-06:00

Matt, I thought any Realtor with a NRDS number would have access to the RPR Public Record database regardless if their MLS signed the agreement. Additionally, would listing agreements need to have a consent from the actual property sellers allowing their information to be used for making a profit? They may not care or they may want to be compensated.

As you said, the RPR license agreement did not add...

2010-02-09T17:20:40.226-06:00

As you said, the RPR license agreement did not address what would happen if there was an opt-in or opt-out scenario. If they only received a portion of the listings data, would the MLS receive public records data? I'm looking forward to the next version of the contract and am hoping it addresses all of the issues brought up by all the reviewing parties.