Is the National Association of Realtors Trying to Monopolize the Industry?

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  tomnettom05/30/08 Report as spam
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  NAR

  The National Assoc of Realtors owns the listings. They are an association of Real Estate Professionals who prescribe to a strict code of ethics. Opening up their listings to others just allow real estate people who are unwilling to live up to those standards have access to NAR listings. The NAR does not and never has set commission rates. Those are negotiated between agent and seller/buyer. So, if you don't like the commission rate, negotiate a lower one. As for me, I would only use a Realtor.

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  vanreamer05/30/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Is the National Association of Realtors Trying to Monopolize the Industry?

  If I told you all what I really thought, I would be arrested. Anyhow, I like to think that the majority of the Fellow NAR participants have a well defined, strategic and articulate way of imposing their credibility on the masses of people who have no control over their emotions and have no idea what they are embarking on when making such huge decisions (in respect to the collateralized effects of a real property purchase). I am a previous auditor, and had the option of investigating brokers, branches and on-the spot audits for just cause developments. I have seen it all. And I left this illustrious career choice for tha mere fact that less than 20% of the people are decent and ethical; the other 80% which challenged me to the point that I decided to leave. It certainly wasn't worth my time. All the hours and reports (and more death threats than you can shake a 9mm at!) I am happy to say their core strategy is one of questionable authority. I would use a Broker, and then sucessfully seek a real estate attorney for full review of all contracts and documents before siging anything no matter what state I am making the purchase. I hate to use such a broad brush on a limited canvass, but I have a vast wealth of knowledge, and I report what I know... the real facts.