<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>518795-00278</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Received Date:</b></TD> <TD>10/26/2005 5:45:26 PM</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Organization:</b></TD> <TD>Abbitt Realty</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Commenter:</b></TD> <TD>Abbott, Sally</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>State:</b></TD> <TD>VA</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/> Sirs, I can't imagine how you could possibly consiter Real Estate sales a non competitive occupation. I feel that the MLS should be limited to those who have invested the TIME &amp; MONEY to become Real Estate professionals. I don't think real estate companys that don't offer full service listing services should be allowed access either. Thank you, Sally Abbott </body> </HTML>