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MLS Gets Hot as Taskforce Gets New Member

NEW YORK CITY-The Joint-Industry Taskforce may have won a significant battle in the war of the listing service groups. Douglas Elliman, which had partnered with the Corcoran Group to create a New York multiple listing service, is said to be abandoning that effort to join the opposition.

By Anthony Garritano | Updated on October 24, 2000

NEW YORK CITY-The MLS controversy heats up again. Rumors are flying that the opposition to the Taskforce may be crumbling–Douglas Elliman is said to be jumping on the Taskforce bandwagon.

As has been reported when the story broke in late August, a rift in the residential real estate world occurred when Corcoran and Douglas Elliman announced that they were going to create New York’s MLS and everyone was welcome to join. Well, 106 firms took issue with the fact that two firms were going to create and control an industry-wide MLS so they joined to create the opposition, The Joint-Industry Taskforce.

“It has always been our intention to create one MLS and we have always been open to talking with everyone to accomplish that,” says Kent M. Swig, co-chairman of Brown, Harris, Stevens, of the Taskforce’s stance.

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