I’m not recommending REALTORS® post these reports on their websites with unrestricted access. I’m pretty sure that would be a violation of RPR’s 7.1.2010 Terms of Service see 2.2.

The automatic tools I was thinking about combine a lead generation form with a valuable offering. However, I’m the first to question my interpretation of legal mumbo-jumbo. If Reggie wants to jump back in that would be great!

Will RPR allow Realtors to post neighborhood reports on their websites and blogs? Early indications pointed to a prohibitive posture in this regard. Happily, RPR backed away from the prohibition about using the data in listing presentations.

What sayest Reggie?

Oh wait – the heat maps are pretty slick too. Maybe if they weren’t so red, they would be the coolest feature!

None of my sellers have opted out of RPR, or Zillow, or any other AVM. I carefully explain sites we syndicate listings to, including sites with AVMs, and the implications of being on all those sites to all my sellers. None have ever opted out.

I intentionally didn’t write about the “politics” surrounding RPR in this post. This post was intended to be informational — to let AAR members know that RPR was live in most areas of the state.

I’m not saying the politics shouldn’t be discussed. They should be. It’s important. That just wasn’t the intention of this article.

I saw Reggie Nicolay’s recent video showing a “Listing Presentation” flavored market data study. Happily, NAR reversed itself against its early position saying that Realtors were strictly prohibited to use RPR data in listing presentations.

I understand there are serious restrictions about using RPR data on blogs and websites. Am I incorrect in this regard? Did NAR reverse itself on this also?

Joseph Ferrara wrote about RPR at some length last year … As always, he made some excellent points.

Will sellers be able to “opt out” their data for AVM purposes? Are MLS beta testers in Arizona offering an “opt out” for their sellers? If so, what percentage of sellers choose to “opt out.” [Jay, How many of your sellers have opted out of RPR?]

Joe said, “Under the Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement with NAR, home sellers have the right to leave out AVM from their home marketing meal. But I suspect NAR will keep the RVM in the RPR soup, arguing it is not on a public facing menu. This is a midnight raid on the fridge, against the weight watching requirements of the settlement. NAR members will definitely get fat on the RVM fast food.”

Is NAR headed for another round with the DOJ — using public tax records at the same time it is restricting public access to the data?

http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/nar/nar-lps-npr-rvm-added-to-realtor-alphabet-soup/2009/11/10/

Is there a plan to share RPR with Realtor.com? In recent days we’ve seen Move.com acquire Listhub, a serious grab for property listing syndication supremacy. What does the relationship between RPR and Realtor.com look like on the story board in planning meetings in Chicago?

Realtor.com has a very checkered history with NAR membership … My instincts tell me Tucson leadership is wise to stand on the sidelines … RPR in Arizona may be a modern day rewrite of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Perhaps in 2011 Tucson will the little child in the crowd, declaring, “The Emperor is naked.”