Realtor groups may quit statewide reports<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nBy STEPHEN FRATER and MICHAEL POLLICK<\/p>\n
STAFF WRITERS
stephen.frater@heraldtribune.com
michael.pollick@heraldtribune.com
The Naples Area Board of Realtors has long wanted to report that city’s results undiluted by lower-priced and worse-performing neighbors.<\/p>\n
In fact, for the past few months, the board has refused to submit its sales and price numbers to the Florida Association of Realtors for its comprehensive monthly reports.<\/p>\n
Marla Martin, an FAR spokeswoman, said the Naples board — representing the wealthiest median home sales prices in Florida — had raised issues with the state association relating to the presentation of the board’s sales and price data.<\/p>\n
Martin said there have been recent meetings about the matter, and she expected some resolution soon.<\/p>\n
Observers say that Naples’ strong, expensive but medium-small market does not want to be lumped into any other database because it could drag down the statistics.<\/p>\n
With much the same sentiment, the Sarasota Association of Realtors would prefer to be judged only within the boundaries of its Multiple Listing Service, and it issues a monthly release timed to coincide with the FAR’s monthly statistics.<\/p>\n
But it is uncertain where the group sets the MLS boundaries.<\/p>\n
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