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Old 05-14-2018, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by manaboutown View Post
The real estate agents of The Villages' in-house outfit are Florida licensed real estate agents but they are not Realtors.

"MLS systems set their own rules for membership, access, and sharing of information, but are subject to nationwide rules laid down by NAR or CREA. An MLS may be owned and operated by a real estate company, a county or regional real estate board of realtors or association of realtors, or by a trade association."

I have no idea how the MLS which covers the TV area is operated and what entity owns it. As I understand it the VLS is owned and operated by a developer owned and controlled entity.
Aw, man, you are right. I went back to my previous post and changed wording to call everybody an agent to cover both. I forgot about that nuanced thing. Thanks for the reminder.