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November 19, 2008

What ForSaleByOwner.com said is SO not true!

Filed under: Real Estate — mark @ 3:41 pm

Sorry to all the readers but I felt it necessary to copy this blog for you to get the real facts from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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by Hilary Marsh, Managing Director, REALTOR.org

Grrr…misinformation is so hard to erase! The RE.net has been in an uproar all day after a FSBO site issued a news release filled with false info about REALTOR.com.

Move.com, which operates REALTOR.com on behalf of the National Association of Realtors, has demanded a retraction of the release, and NAR is doing everything we can to counteract this with the facts. I’d love it if everyone reading this blog helps us spread the truth by re-blogging, tweeting, etc.
Contrary to what the ForSaleByOwner.com news release says….

1) They are NOT in a partnership with REALTOR.com
2) The settlement between NAR and the DOJ did NOT force REALTOR.com to accept FSBO property listings
3) Properties from sellers not represented by Realtors will NOT appear on REALTOR.com
4) MLSs still get to decide which listings to distribute to REALTOR.com

As Michael Wurzer explained on the Flex MLS blog, “So, this is just another version of a limited service listing, not some revolution in policy regarding FSBOs.”

Also, as Laurie Janik, NAR’s general counsel, told VAR Buzz,

“Please reassure your members that there are no unlisted properties on Realtor.com.

“We still cannot figure out the basis for the outrageous claims being made by ForSaleByOwner.com in this press release. No relationship exists between that entity and Realtor.com. Listings displayed on Realtor.com continue to be provided by the MLSs, and contrary to the headline, there is NO “agent free access to Realtor.com.”

Read NAR’s official news brief on REALTOR.org.

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November 2, 2008

You reap what you sow!

Filed under: Personal — mark @ 8:41 pm

Lately I like most of you have heard nothing but talk about the presidential elections and the two campaigns. No matter what your choice of candidates is we all have to remember that we like everyone else hope to be making the best decisions for our families and ourselves. We need to keep that in mind because lately there has been some pretty harsh talk on both sides of the fence about one or the other candidate. Let’s keep in mind that these candidates like us are people and we need to respect each other as we would want to be respected. They too have families whom they love and are loved by and we shouldn’t wish them any ill will as we wouldn”t want someone to wish that on us.

This also goes for your friends, family, coworkers, assocates from sporting organizations or even your neighbors. At work you may not agree with someone, you may be involved in your childrens sporting events and have to deal with the other teams parents or you may have neighbors you wouldn’t invite for a Thanksgiving cocktail but keep in mind that you like them are trying to do the best for you and your families. You may not like the way other people act or speak but is it really up to us to judge them? They also need to heed these words as they too will “reap what they sow”.

So in the future when someone is talking badly about someone or you are upset at the neighbor keep in mind that we ALL “reap what we sow”.

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