Seller Privacy vs. the Connected Web May 20, 2007
There has been much discussion on RCG and other blogs regarding property blogs and seller’s right to privacy from bloggers who post “sometimes accurate/sometimes not” opinions about a listed home. As was recently shown by NWMLS’ fine against Redfin, an MLS may have legitimate rule authority to prevent a member from engaging in [...]
Triggering My Hot Spot February 14, 2007
I have blogged about this before…it is really one of my “hot spots”. This morning, not only did I receive an email from this company (oh, I mean SPAM) stating that this is information that I requested, which I did not, it is about something I am absolutely against: selling consumer’s information when they’ve had a credit report pulled [...]
Your Private Information is For Sale January 24, 2007
This subject totally irks me…it is just so completely wrong. The three major credit bureaus are selling personal information to hundreds of mortgage companies throughout the country as soon as a credit report is pulled from a mortgage lender. You visit your preferred lender to get preapproved for a mortgage, and whammo…within hours [...]
