<HTML> <HEAD> <title>WebForm1</title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1"> <meta name="CODE_LANGUAGE" content="Visual Basic .NET 7.1"> <meta name="vs_defaultClientScript" content="JavaScript"> <meta name="vs_targetSchema" content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content='text/html; charset=UTF-8'> </HEAD> <body > <TABLE id="Table1" cellSpacing="1" cellPadding="1" width="100%" border="0"> <TR> <TD><b>Comment Number:</b></TD> <TD>518795-00269</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Received Date:</b></TD> <TD>10/25/2005 9:26:14 PM</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Organization:</b></TD> <TD>BetterHomesUSA</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Commenter:</b></TD> <TD>vecchio, lawrence</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>State:</b></TD> <TD>NJ</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Agency:</b></TD> <TD>Federal Trade Commission</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Rule:</b></TD> <TD>Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Docket ID:</b></TD> <TD>To Be Added</TD> </TR> <TR> <td colspan='2'>No Attachments</td> </TR> </TABLE> <hr/> <b>Comments:</b><br/><br/> i am broker for 25 years and developed websites in the late 90's, i have been trying to build a site for consumers. they want a place where they can find all the listings, new homes, rentals,foreclosures, mls, fsbo. i have been trying to get brokers to cooperate, i have been fined for displaying listings of other brokers, i have asked for permission to advertise other brokers listings and have been denied without sellers consent. its important to develop a policy that not only allows all listings to be displayed but also allows listings to be advertised online, some mls have idx policy but consider multiple websites and domains as advertising not IDX. i believe that our industry is truly competitive, in my market. consumers drive our market and when they learn of these practices these companies will loose market share. consumers have choices, and discount brokers have always been around and have a place in every market. </body> </HTML>