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Share via Shortlink RealPlus’ Eric Gordon, Michael Gabriel and REBNY’s James Whelan and Ninve James (Gordon by Emily Assiran; Whelan via Facebook/REBNY; homes.nyc) When Michael Gabriel began building a consumer-facing listings portal early this year, he thought he had the real estate industry’s blessing. Instead, he’s found himself embroiled in what could become a lengthy legal battle. Just four days before the planned launch of homes.nyc, the Real Estate Board of New York hit the veteran software developer and his data partner RealPlus with cease-and-desist letters, claiming the two had improperly used its members’ residential listings data. ....