Yeah, they want you to do the work for them.  Let them go look through the public records and get the info themselves if they want it!

Yet another, albeit creative way to suck us in to another scheme!

Danger, Will Robinson!

I think you are exatly right with what they are trying to do Ron.

It could be a very clever way to create a targeted mailing list. (new homeowners )  New homeowners are good prospects for specific products, ie: fencing, lawn care, paint carpet, or for local services that they are unfamiliar with.

Closed Sales data is some of your most valuable info.  These are clients that you have both helped and (hopefully) established a good rapport.  

I would NEVER share data regardless of the type, with any company.  In this day and age of Identity Theft and mass information aquisition, you never know how this could "Bite" you in the backside.  As an agent, we are held to the highest standards of integrity including the use of information we aquire.

Take the "High Road" have "great Courage" and just say NO.

Thanks in advance for sharing this with us all as it sometimes is the only way to gain the education on Scams and the like in the market.

In our MLS (ACTRIS), it is against the rules to use SOLD data (specific to any particular property) in any form of advertising. You can list your sold homes, but you can only display the asking price, not the actual sales price. You can use averages of the data for an area, but you can only be specific when working with a CLIENT for a specific property. Seems to me that what this company is wanting you to do would be in direct violation of our rules.

While I wouldn't do this website's work for them, the data they want is public information and available to anyone who wants to take the time and effort to find out. The nice thing about being a real estate agent is it only takes us a few clicks.

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