Just curious –
If Realtor.com is displaying sold data (archived: 2009) (data apparently not available in Charlottesville (no longer available) – yet, bolding mine)
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Why can I not display the exact same sold and under contract data. Per my the Charlottesville Area MLS (rules of which I assume are common throughout the country):
Display of expired, withdrawn, contingent, sold, and pending listings is prohibited.
I’m working on finding out more about the rules and regs, but if this holds true, how can Realtor.com not be seen as a competitor of any Realtor aspiring to have a strong web presence? (Like this)
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