OK, let me state right up front that I'm not a REALTOR(R) and know little about the inner workings and politics of MLS boards. I am hoping to get some advice for my clients as well as satisfying my own curiosity.
I have two clients who've been strung along by their MLS Board for over a year. They're in a major Western metro area. The board has been telling them that 1ParkPlace IDX service would be available in their area in a few weeks or months. Both agents need 1ParkPlace to do certain types of searches on their niche-targeted Point2 sites. Last year, it was supposed to be available in November. Then January. A month ago, it was supposedly to be available by mid-August. Then late August. Now, not until the new board president comes in at the end of the year because the current president can't or isn't allowed or won't sign the agreement with 1ParkPlace. If it's not available until then (and who seriously believes that it will be), then it will have been at least 1 1/2 years that these two agents have been strung along by their MLS board.
What would you do if you were in either agent's position and your Web site business were being crippled by your board's failure to serve your needs? How would you go about exerting pressure on the board to serve your needs as well as those of other agents in your area?