by John Reilly | Apr 27, 2018 | Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Data Licensing, Major Real Estate Portals, MLS (Multiple Listing Service), Risk Management
Is Data Scraping Legal? The question of Data Scraping has been a controversial issue for a long time. The year 2017 witnessed several important developments focused on interpretations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in separate cases involving Craigslist...
by John Reilly | Apr 21, 2018 | Copyright, Data Licensing, IDX (Internet Data Exchange), MLS (Multiple Listing Service), NAR
In 2018 the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) organized a panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities to increase competition in the real estate industry through technological innovation. Participating in the panel were lawyers from...
by Saul Klein | Feb 2, 2016 | Data Licensing
What is the value of online forms to the owners of the online form companies in real estate transactions? Plenty. John and I have been singing the song of the value of data for years now. Forms are where the most authoritative data resides pertaining to a buyer or a...
by Saul Klein | Feb 2, 2016 | Data Licensing
John and I have seen lots of different abuses of the MLS data over the years, in our various rolls in the Industry. Many entities receive the MLS data for specific purposes…and sometimes that mLS data is redistributed to entities that use the data, in ways not...
by Saul Klein | Jan 6, 2016 | Data Licensing, Major Real Estate Portals
Talking Point on NAR/RPR and the project known as Upstream…Upstream is Where the prospects are before they realize they are Prospects.
by John Reilly | Dec 30, 2015 | Copyright, Data Licensing, MLS (Multiple Listing Service), Risk Management
Forget about baseball being the national pastime. I think today’s pastime is surfing the web and checking the wonderful photos of real estate properties, whether they be exterior or interior shots, luxury homes, aerial views, video tours, 3D Imaging, you name it. But...