Blogging about Listings, Electronic Signatures and More Changes to the VAR Form

This post is likely only interesting to those who are actively selling, thinking about selling, buying or thinking about buying a home and using a Realtor.

Oh, what fun.

If your house is for sale (in Charlottesville) do you want prospective buyers and others writing about your home? Now you may have some say in the matter, thanks to this new listing agreement.

Commenting about homes for sale isn’t new; FranklyMLS has been doing it for years (archived: 2013).

Read about all the changes at VARBuzz. Read the listing agreement for yourself.

Also, electronic signatures may be used, which is mighty redundant as they have been legal since 2000, but it’s a step in the right direction. Now, if we could just get the troglodyte lenders to get with the program.

d) Owner authorizes the dissemination of Property/sales information to MLS participants, including electronic format, magazines and other media. If authorized below, Broker’s website may also allow third-parties to (i) write comments or reviews about the Property or display a hyperlink to comments or reviews in immediate conjunction with particular listings, or (ii) display an automated estimate of the market value of the Property (or hyperlink to such estimate) or other listings in immediate conjunction with the Property.

If Owner does not want the Property listing or address displayed on the Internet, Owner must complete the “OPT-OUT OF INTERNET” section below.

OPT-OUT OF INTERNET Complete this section only if Owner desires to opt-out of Internet display

Owner may opt-out of having the property listing or property address displayed on the Internet by selecting Option A or B below.

Option A: [ ] Owner has advised Broker that Owner does not want the Property displayed on the Internet.

OR

Option B: [ ] Owner has advised Broker that Owner does not want the address of the Property displayed on the Internet.

Owner understands and acknowledges that if Option A has been selected, consumers who conduct searches for listings on the Internet will not see information about the Property in response to their search. _____/____ (Owner’s Initials)

Owner (initial one) authorizes _____ does not authorize _____ third-parties to write comments or reviews about the Property or provide hyperlinks to comments or reviews to any property in immediate conjunction with the Property.

Owner (initial one) authorizes _____ does not authorize _____ an automated estimate of the market value of the Property (or any hyperlink to such estimate) or any property in immediate conjunction with the listing

More forms. I love how every day brings something new in this business. Never. Stop. Learning.