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Broker · 06-07-2007, 07:53 AM

From the "Real Estate Commission Rules and Regulations" regarding advertising

§ 35.305. Business name on advertisements.

(a) Brokerage companies, including sole proprietorships, cemetery companies and rental listing referral agencies shall advertise or otherwise hold themselves out to the public only under the business name designated on their license.

(b) Individual brokers of record, associate brokers, salespersons, cemetery associate brokers, cemetery salespersons and rental listing referral agents who wish to use and advertise nicknames (for example, Jack v. John or Margaret v. Peggy) shall include the names on their licensure applications or biennial renewal applications.

(c) An advertisement by an associate broker, salesperson, cemetery associate broker or cemetery salesperson shall contain the business name and telephone number of the employing broker. The names and telephone numbers shall be of equal size.

http://www.parealtor.org/content/Ass...gs%2012-05.pdf

Is this the case in your state? Are you saying it is illegal to put a URL on a house for sale sign?

Yes, its illegal. If I work for Coldwell banker you will see ColdWellBanker.com on the sign. I can not put hasrobrealestate.com on the sign or even coldwellbanker.com/hasrob.

scandiman · 06-07-2007, 07:57 AM

The part I am not seeing is where it says they are not allowed to display a website.

Broker · 06-07-2007, 08:01 AM

The key words are "Only under"

I can however make up my own sign say hasrobrealestate.com and point it to my site advertising my listings. But when it comes to working for another company like remax whatever, I cannot put my link on their sign.

duceman · 06-07-2007, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by HasRob

Is this the case in your state? Are you saying it is illegal to put a URL on a house for sale sign?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/335947-real-estate-news.html

Yes, its illegal. If I work for Coldwell banker you will see ColdWellBanker.com on the sign. I can not put hasrobrealestate.com on the sign or even coldwellbanker.com/hasrob.

We can use our personal site, our brokers site, and we can use the address of the property as the url ex:http://www.4515thoroughbredcourt.com/

In response to the OP, I'm not sure that the TXT thing will be long lived as it relates to listings. The forward looking REALTOR and brokers are looking at mobile MLS were you can just pull the listing up on your phone. EX. http://www.ngmls.com/mobile/

Broker · 06-07-2007, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by duceman

We can use our personal site, our brokers site, and we can use the address of the property as the url ex:http://www.4515thoroughbredcourt.com/

In response to the OP, I'm not sure that the TXT thing will be long lived as it relates to listings. The forward looking REALTOR and brokers are looking at mobile MLS were you can just pull the listing up on your phone. EX. http://www.ngmls.com/mobile/

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=335947
You can have bigbackyard.com if you want, but you cant have it on your sign if you work for a broker. Only the broker or company you work unders site can be on the actual sign for the listing.

Legal:

Remax.com
Ph# 555-1212
Your cell # 555-1313
Your Txt #

Illegal:

4515thoroughbredcourt.com
Your ph#
Remax.com
Remax ph #

Again, if you run your own business you can have anything you want on your sign as you dont work under a broker or for a remax or coldwellbanker etc.

*nrmillions* · 06-07-2007, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by HasRob

You can have bigbackyard.com if you want, but you cant have it on your sign if you work for a broker. Only the broker or company you work unders site can be on the actual sign for the listing.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=335947

Legal:

Remax.com
Ph# 555-1212
Your cell # 555-1313
Your Txt #

Illegal:

4515thoroughbredcourt.com
Your ph#
Remax.com
Remax ph #

Again, if you run your own business you can have anything you want on your sign as you dont work under a broker or for a remax or coldwellbanker etc.

It seems like you are basically trying to say that having real estate names are worthless whether they are in .com or in .mobi since you cant use them? I guess a name like ChicagoRealEstate.com would be worth regfee according to you, lol.

Broker · 06-07-2007, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by nrmillions

It seems like you are basically trying to say that having real estate names are worthless whether they are in .com or in .mobi since you cant use them? I guess a name like ChicagoRealEstate.com would be worth regfee according to you, lol.

Dont be an idiot your whole life nrmillions

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=335947

You can have any domain name website you want, you cant however advertise it on your brokers sign which is what this discussion turned into. Did you even read the last few posts?

Talk about LOL

duceman · 06-07-2007, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by HasRob

You can have bigbackyard.com if you want, but you cant have it on your sign if you work for a broker. Only the broker or company you work unders site can be on the actual sign for the listing.

Legal:

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=335947
Remax.com
Ph# 555-1212
Your cell # 555-1313
Your Txt #

Illegal:

4515thoroughbredcourt.com
Your ph#
Remax.com
Remax ph #

Again, if you run your own business you can have anything you want on your sign as you dont work under a broker or for a remax or coldwellbanker etc.

It must be different state to state. As long as we use our brokers sign we can hang "riders" on them with site addresses. We can advertise a Vtour, property specific site, or our own personal site.

Jeff · 06-08-2007, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by thebiffenator

I will ask him today after work ...

Sounds great ... I think his unique perspective will shed some good light to the original topic / conversation here, IMHO.

Have a great day!
-Jeff

thebiffenator · 06-08-2007, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by Jeff

Sounds great ... I think his unique perspective will shed some good light to the original topic / conversation here, IMHO.

Have a great day!
-Jeff

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=335947
He told me a bunch of them are starting to learn more about using mobile phones for real estate and getting blackberrys ect.. more and more, none of them knew about .mobi though yet, I told him to tell them. I also asked him about putting a website up on a sign thing, and he said it was illegal or something with there contracts. I really didnt get a good chance to talk with him, but I will tonight.

Off to work, see ya guys later this evening

Jeff · 06-08-2007, 07:06 AM

More to come ... much thanks, Biff!

-Jeff

06-07-2007, 07:53 AM	#26 (permalink)
Broker Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,199	From the "Real Estate Commission Rules and Regulations" regarding advertising § 35.305. Business name on advertisements. (a) Brokerage companies, including sole proprietorships, cemetery companies and rental listing referral agencies shall advertise or otherwise hold themselves out to the public only under the business name designated on their license. (b) Individual brokers of record, associate brokers, salespersons, cemetery associate brokers, cemetery salespersons and rental listing referral agents who wish to use and advertise nicknames (for example, Jack v. John or Margaret v. Peggy) shall include the names on their licensure applications or biennial renewal applications. (c) An advertisement by an associate broker, salesperson, cemetery associate broker or cemetery salesperson shall contain the business name and telephone number of the employing broker. The names and telephone numbers shall be of equal size. http://www.parealtor.org/content/Ass...gs%2012-05.pdf Is this the case in your state? Are you saying it is illegal to put a URL on a house for sale sign? Yes, its illegal. If I work for Coldwell banker you will see ColdWellBanker.com on the sign. I can not put hasrobrealestate.com on the sign or even coldwellbanker.com/hasrob. Last edited by HasRob; 06-07-2007 at 07:57 AM.

06-08-2007, 07:06 AM	#36 (permalink)
Jeff Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Winter Break© Posts: 29,526	More to come ... much thanks, Biff! -Jeff __________________ Be cool. Be polite. Be professional.™

06-07-2007, 07:57 AM	#27 (permalink)
scandiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: living in exile Posts: 3,853	The part I am not seeing is where it says they are not allowed to display a website.

06-07-2007, 08:01 AM	#28 (permalink)
Broker Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,199	The key words are "Only under" I can however make up my own sign say hasrobrealestate.com and point it to my site advertising my listings. But when it comes to working for another company like remax whatever, I cannot put my link on their sign.

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