Rules and Regulations Change: Virtual Tours

Monday 08 January 2007

In the past, MFRMLS Rules and Regulations allowed no contact information in a virtual tour--not even the virtual tour company’s information. In a recent decision, the MLS board has decided to allow ONLY the virtual tour contact information to appear on the virtual tour. Since simply having the virtual tour contact info won’t help a buyer contact the seller’s agent, this does not undermine the atmosphere of cooperation the MLS fosters.

The added verbiage is in italics, below:

Section 7. Violations of sub-sections A-O will result in the application of the progressive fine formula:

C) Virtual Tours/Photo Sections: For entering company or agent logos, agent photos, commissions, bonuses or any contact information in the virtual tour or photo sections. Only photographs, site plot, property sketch, property line art or survey of the property can be entered in the virtual tour and all photo fields. Virtual tour company contact information is the only contact information that is allowed on the Virtual Tour.