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	<title>Twin Cities Real Estate Blog &#187; MLS Compliment &amp; Criticism</title>
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		<title>Garbage In, Garbage Out</title>
		<link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2011/garbage-in-garbage-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MLS Compliment & Criticism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last couple weeks I have been searching our local MLS for a couple different clients and find myself frustrated by the lack of information provided.  Too many agents today still seem to get away with putting up a photo or two and the barest minimum of information.  This makes it terribly difficult to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLS Misinformation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the sayings that I retain from my years in the technology is one that is applicable in so many things every day: &#8220;garbage in, garbage out.&#8221;  In this circumstance, I speaking about some of the data that is input by real estate agents into our local MLS. It seems almost any time I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangers of Non-MLS Listing Sites</title>
		<link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/dangers-of-non-mls-listing-sites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=1304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today a great example of one of the biggest issues with real estate web sites that allow the public at large to list properties for sale: the controls to prevent misinformation, misuse or abuse are very limited, making disinformation quite likely. Today&#8217;s example: NBC Washington reports that 1600 Pennsylvania Ave is for sale. Apparently Redfin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Commission is Too Much?</title>
		<link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/how-much-commission-is-too-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Market Stats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I received an email from DR Horton offering 5% commission on select homes closing in the next 40 days: What I&#8217;m wondering is at what point do commissions get so lucrative that it can severely influence an agent&#8217;s actions in representing their buyer?  Since discussing &#8220;usual&#8221; or &#8220;typical&#8221; commissions in a public forum can lead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Has &quot;Spectacular Room to Grow Marijuana&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/house-has-spectacular-room-to-grow-marijuana/</link>
		<comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/house-has-spectacular-room-to-grow-marijuana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MLS Compliment & Criticism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=1006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[4 Bdrm 4 bath 4,400 sq./ft. hillside home on 4 plus acres, 7 min. from Middleton. Master suite with whirlpool and deck. Fieldstone fireplace, wraparound porch, storm/wine cellar, spectacular room to grow marijuana, open floor plan, elevator and handicap accessible with in-law suite. 2 1/2 car garage with lower level shop. Separate 40&#8242; x 60&#8242; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think REALTORS Are Rich?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosures and Short Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 3 local REALTOR associations released 2009 housing statistics and I started going through them and my eyes were drawn to the number of closed sales in 2009 -  45,200. Since most sales have a Buyer&#8217;s Agent and a Seller&#8217;s Agent, we&#8217;re looking at a total of approximately 90,000 trasaction &#8220;sides.&#8221; The Twin Cities associations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad MLS Photos</title>
		<link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/bad-mls-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreclosures and Short Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to show you just a sampling of the bad photos I see online each day but since they are the property of the agent that took them, I would need to call and ask them for permission.  Could you imagine that call? Uh hi, my name is Aaron Dickinson and I am blogging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1000&#039;s of Pending Home Sales may be Missing from MLS Reporting</title>
		<link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/1000s-of-pending-home-sales-may-be-missing-from-mls-reporting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/1000s-of-pending-home-sales-may-be-missing-from-mls-reporting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreclosures and Short Sales]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=654</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors has a fantastic assortment of stats that are published on weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly cycles.  These reports are based off the listing data provided by our local MLS, the Regional MLS of Minnesota. As anyone who works with data knows, the statistics you create are only as good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does &quot;Not Disclosed&quot; Mean Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/what-does-not-disclosed-mean-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/what-does-not-disclosed-mean-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreclosures and Short Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLS Compliment & Criticism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disclosures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liar listings]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over 40% of the sales in the Twin Cities currently occurring are foreclosures or short sales, what we at MAAR call &#8220;lender mediated sales.&#8221; The RMLS of Minnesota recently revised their fields regarding foreclosures and short sales (after a year of much confusion over the old fields) and we now have separate fields for in [...]]]></description>
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