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Domain Names: Don't Use Realtor

I have been working on a site for a local realtor in Carson City, Nevada.  In a sit down meeting we decided to purchase a list of domain names which all included the string Realtor, carsoncityrealtor.com, carsoncityrealtor.org etc... I have come to find out that Realtor is a trade marked name for the National Association of Realtors and cannot be used in conjuction with a location, which is reserved for local and state realtor boards.  I am having trouble understanding how such a generic name can be Trade Marked, and I honestly had no idea that this might be a problem.  Its seems wrong to me, but I wouldn't want to go through a legal battle over a $10 domain name.  I just wanted to give the ColdFusion community a heads up in case someone else was in a similiar situation or thinking about purchasing domain names with the word realtor in them.  After reading forums and blogs that talk about this, it seems like a lot of people have had this problem.  Below is a email that I recieved from NAR:

Real Estate Agent: Mango Blog

I am posting this, because I created a blog/website for a local real estate agent in Carson City, Nevada.  I am trying desperately to get Google to index the blog, but I have been unsuccessful in my efforts so far.  I thought maybe this would help.  If you have a chance, take a look at the modified template and let me know what you think.

http://www.realtorcarsoncity.com/