Here is a listing number to look at. We don't use permalinks right now, but I've only recently taken over as the MLS Director and that is one item on my list of things to change.
If you got to http://www.louisvillerealtors.com and click on the all properties link (middle of page) you can refine the search to look at this listing (1154370) and below I have what I came up with after using the schema form the hListing proposal. Listing Action : Sell Lister: Keller Williams Realty location: 536 S Fourth St, Loiuisville KY 40202 price $335,500 item info (fn || url || photo || geo || adr) | hCard (for person or business). item info photo: Photo item info geo or just item info url: map & directions summary (title): GLAR :: Property Search description "Stunning one of a kind loft, Unit 202 is in the red tiled building and features soaring ceilings; exposed brick; tiled showers; 119 year old, refinished heart pine floors; stone countertops; modern European cabinetry; tile finishes; 2 bedrooms; the master bath features both a tub and tiled shower. This unit is spectacular with three, tall French doors with transoms, opening on to an iron balcony that runs the width of the unit and overlooks Fourth St. Very "New Orleans"! If you've seen the other loft developments in town, now come see this one! This beautiful, Art Deco Landmark, is being lovingly restored and converted into 18 incredible lofts! A few feet from The historic Seelbach Hotel and one block from "Fourth Street Live!". A short walk to YMCA, Louisville Medical Center, Louisville Palace, and a myriad of restaurants, and cultural attractions. ONE INDOOR, SECURED PARKING SPOT ON FIRST FLOOR OF BUILDING! This is spacious, reasonably priced, urban living at it's best! Your clients will LOVE it." I guess things like the MLS number, subdivision, square footage, age or any of the other fields could use "item info fn", but to me it seems that we could arrive at a a set of common fields to use with a real estate listing. I do remember seeing a link to the RETS standard in the wiki so some of you are aware of it and the draft of the new 2.0 standard has a place (under the other payload section) that a microformat could easily fall into. Plus after talking with Keith Garner (from the Center for Realtor Technology at the National Association of Realtors) there seems to be some interest in this. The issue I have is that after spending quite a bit of energy to show that using such a tool would be useful and a step in the right direction for the Realtor association that I'm the MLS Director with, I'm almost too tired to argue here that there is a need for additional fields or a maybe new proposal to include the "most common and useful parts" for real estate listings. On 3/21/07, Ryan King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mar 20, 2007, at 6:44 AM, Scott Reynen wrote: > On Mar 20, 2007, at 7:09 AM, Michael Biven wrote: > >> On 3/20/07, Ryan King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Before proposing that we replace, replicate or extend hListing, >>> please experiment with it on actual examples and provide feedback >>> about its limitations. As of now, your objections are theoretical. >> >> That you can count on. I have to disagree that my point is >> theoretical, but instead it is practical. There is enough common >> fields between each of the different types of real estate listings >> that are not included with hListings, becasue it deals with a much >> larger set of different types of unrelated "things" to list. > > Actual experimentation with hListing is more useful than abstract > discussion. We could go around in circles about whether hListing > would help for months, or someone could actually try it and we > could all see clearly where it works and where it doesn't. The > latter is strongly preferred. ....with documentation on the wiki. -ryan -- Ryan King [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ microformats-new mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-new
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