Given an MLS#, I'd like to get an XML document with details about the listing, like address, price and such. Not a NAR or CREA member. Mostly interested in North American rental property listing data.
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If you're an NAR member, you can utilize their Internet Data Exchange (IDX) system, but it isn't available to non-members.
Steve Paulo
2008-09-24 21:52:16
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Multiple Listing Service (MLS) - a system in the USA and Canada for real estate
For mls.ca (Canadian system), here's an interesting perspective (posted 2008-08-21) on it's availability to the public:
Canadian Realtor Data Cartel excerpt:
Realtors as consultants would also mean they could relax their data cartel, also known as the Multiple Listings Service. This database of sale listings has two faces. Firstly, a private view for realtors only, which shows real-time listings with full details about the homes. The MLS also provides a public view of the data but listings there are time-delayed (often by days) and don't provide all useful details such as direction house is facing, wether the basement is developed, etc in a searchable format. Only recently, due to repeated better offerings that were sued out of existence by the cartel, has the MLS even added interactive maps. They still time-delay public listings and hide many useful details.
micahwittman
2008-09-24 22:21:46