MLS Listings with Fannie Mae/Home Path

[Lisa Paffrath]

Question for my colleagues:  When I researched the Fannie Mae Master Listing Agreement and the REO Sales Guide for Fannie Mae dated February 2011 (Formerly the NPDC Fannie Mae Listing Guidelines), neither states that an agent listing Fannie Mae properties MUST PUT WWW.HOMEPATH.COM in the public marketing comment sections of the MLS.  In Section 7 of the Fannie Mae REO Sales Guide for 2011, page 135 under Marketting Description:  

If a sales incentive is being offered, including this information in the marketing comments on MLS Listings. Make every effort to include the incentive in the public comments of the MLS listing to the extent that your MLS allows you to do so.  For example, if your MLS prohibits entering a website address in the public comments, mention the incentive in the marketing comments EXCLUDING SPECIFICALLY "www.homepath.com".  etc., etc.

Our MLS Committee here is stating that the Fannie Mae agents listing their properties say THEY MUST INCLUDE www.homepath.com in the public marketing comments.  Comments and help would be appreciated!

[Vicky Spivey]

I put mine HomePath comments in the private remarks and have been since we have been required to use the HomePath marketing.

[Brandon Jordan]

My local board has stated to me that I can't put Homepath.com in my public comments/remarks for the listings I have.They had an issue with driving any traffic to other sites would be my guess.