Richard Boas Jr., president of the Lancaster County Association of Realtors, has been giving real estate agents the same advice for years now: Don’t take any sensitive data from a client that you don’t need. “As Realtors, we are paranoid about identity theft,” said Boas, who also is an agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeSale. “There is no need for agents ...

Real estate professionals have been making what they describe as a rocky but necessary transition to a new system - called Bright MLS - for listing homes for sale in eastern Pennsylvania.