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NAR Takes Control of .RealEstate Domain
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According Inman News, NAR beats out 3 other firms to manage .realestate top-level domain.
Frankly, after reading the article, I'm rather concerned at the way at which they intend to manage this domain. I have little issue with NAR managing the .realtor domain (which I think is perfectly appropriate), but I think that giving them control of .realestate is a very bad precedent.
What are your thoughts?
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It seems pretty obvious whats going on. Only those with a "contractual relationship" can register. So, basically, anyone that is already paying the NAR, can choose to pay them MORE to register a domain. I completely understand for the .realtor domains, as they have trademarked the name. But for .realestate, this should be open to the public... and this is coming from a licensed realtor who pays the NAR every year.