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Yianni Pantis
Yianni Pantis is Vice President and Assistant General
Counsel of First American CoreLogic, Inc., a division of The First
American Corporation. Mr. Pantis is also a licensed real estate broker.
Through his association
with First American, Mr. Pantis has expertise concerning a large
number of state public records laws, giving him a broad and unique
perspective on public records law. Mr. Pantis also heads First
American’s Public Affairs group, which has a national focus
concerning legislation that may affect access to public records.
Mr. Pantis is a 1988 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley
(BA Economics, with highest distinction) and a 1992 graduate of the
University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
Public Records: Now You See Them, Now You Don't
Virtually every MLS in the
country provides integrated Property Tax data in their MLS systems.
Virtually every survey of MLS subscribers’ needs and wants rates the
value of the Property Tax records function as among the most important
services provided by their MLS. Very few MLS organizations fully
understand that ongoing access to this extremely important ownership
and characteristic data hangs by a thread and there are forces at work
every day trying to cut that thread. In a time when the concept of a
parcel-based information repository is contemplated by the NAR, it is
timely to consider the challenges and need for vigilance and positive
action that are necessary to make this a reality.
Peter Shuttleworth (EVP, Metro
MLS) will lead an examination of this very critical issue. Joining
Peter will be panelists with extraordinary first hand knowledge of why
the idea of Public Records remaining “public” is a never-ending
battle.
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Yianni Pantis, Assistant General Counsel,
First American Corporation
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Michael Klipper, Meyer, Klipper & Mohr,
PLLC
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Lin McIntosh,
CEO, Hawaii Information Service
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Brian Larson, Larson/Sobotka
Law Firm
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