What we are talking about is entering the coop fee. There were some entering 3 and when the buyers agent later was told it was $3 not 3%.

This had to be stopped. It was. My understanding is the only way to get a property in the MLS system is for a member of the MLS to put it in.

There are some flat fee brokerages which “for a fee” will enter your property in the MLS system and that is all they do.

Jim, one of the best places you can put your home is in Craig’s List. You can upload pictures and describe your home include the 3% buyers agent commission on your listing.

There are other For Sale Buy Owner sites where you can enter your home.

Good Luck

However I am more than willing to pay a 3% Co-OP Fee to any realtor that brings me a Buyer.

Would I be able to get on that Tucson Multi List 3% thing you are talking about?

Thank You!

Jim Simmons
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You should also see what Jonathan from Phienix has to say in today’s open letter to NAR.

http://www.daltonsazhomes.com/blog/20070810/open-letter-to-nar-and-the-local-associations-of-realtors/

So what does any of this have to do with mls removing listings from their database?

Just pulling your leg a bit. Yes it was rough week for both the stock market and the mortgage industry. There are scrabbles going in and the Fed is being pressured to reduce interest rates. We are busy selling and listing homes and Tucson as usual goes on it’s own merry way.

We will all wait to see what this next week brings. It isn’t boring, is it?

bobby joe, have a great weekend.

I’m talking about the Mortgage industry meltdown. The credit crunch. Have you seen how many lenders have pulled the plug this week? NovaStar is suspending operations until Tuesday next week. Wells Fargo just sent the rates to the moon. The dollar continues to get pounded. And finally, Jim Cramer losing it on national TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd5zAbDKZEg

Shall I go on?

Here is the problem with John Strobeck’s numbers. You can’t use them. They are his and copywrite prevents you or me from using them.

He sells those numbers in his subscriptions so he isn’t going to allow anyone to buy just one copy of his numbers and republish them on a blog or website.

I have no idea what you are talking about. “The Bourne Ultimatum?”

Are you paying attention yet? Its on, and the show hasn’t even made to the the title screen.

There is no doubt John Strobeck’s numbers are going to provide a more complete picture. He uses sources from thought the city and county reporting back to permit applications etc.