{"id":1504,"slug":"competition-bureau-trreb-mls-more-detailed-than-realtor-ca","title":"Competition Bureau (Canada 2014) — TRREB MLS \"much more detailed than… REALTOR.ca,\" holds previous prices, comparables, time-on-market","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["real-estate-mls","ontario-real-estate-market","competition-law-canada"],"reference_body":"**Claim.** The federal Competition Bureau itself described the TRREB / Toronto MLS as containing previous listing and sale prices, historical prices for comparable properties, and time-on-market — substantially deeper than REALTOR.ca.\n\n**Quote.**\n> \"The Toronto MLS system contains data about previous listing and sale prices, historical prices for comparable properties in the area, and the amount of time a property has [been on the market].\"\n> \"[The MLS] is much more detailed than what is available on public sites, such as REALTOR.ca.\"\n\n**Source.** Competition Bureau release (canada.ca), 2014 SCC-related communications, accessed 2026-06-21.\n\n**Confidence.** Verified. Federal regulator primary statement.\n\n**Caveats.** Bureau's framing was strategic — it was litigating against TREB. Statement is *factually* uncontroversial (REALTOR.ca does not show sold/historical) but the rhetorical framing was adversarial.\n\n**Implication / use.** The cleanest single-source for \"the MLS exposes far more than REALTOR.ca.\" Use as the affirmative-depth anchor.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"research-brief-mls-data-inside-the-box-ontario-june-2026","title":"Research notes (capture-layer): inside the MLS box — what an Ontario member agent's account exposes, what goes unused, and what they're licensed to do with it (June 2026)","kind":"research-notes","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-mls-data-inside-the-box-ontario-june-2026","title":"Research notes (capture-layer): inside the MLS box — what an Ontario member agent's account exposes, what goes unused, and what they're licensed to do with it (June 2026)","kind":"research-notes","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"proptx-3-year-residential-5-year-commercial-sales-history","title":"PropTx / MPAC appraiser product — 3-year residential / 5-year commercial PropTx MLS sales history with full listing details and photos","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-21T10:45:32.867Z","updated_at":"2026-06-21T10:45:32.867Z"}