NAR should be Trying to CLEAN Up the Realtor Image

The National Association of Realtors NEEDS to get busy Doing the Right thing and Policing their member, the Managing Broker, the Broker Owner. NAR needs to ENFORCE Ethics and Standards of Practice.

They have no real auditing system in place, they are Self Policed, they let agents break Ethics over and over. Yet they spend a HUGE amount of man hours WORKING WITH CONGRESS - lobbying and other Effort toward making, creating, suggesting laws to keep Realtors in business and Making darn sure that consumer friendly laws do not make it to the books.

NAR spend over a $100,000 a day to GET THEIR WAY, plenty of money to actual hire people to police their members but NO that is not important to NAR. The do not care about the Quality of the MLS Data, they do not care about Realtors who like to consumers and other Realtors, they do not care about Realtors who FAIL to disclose, they do not care about the Enforcement of the Ethics and Standards of Practice they are so proud of.

NAR claims their agents are NOT violating federal Anti-Trust laws but they do nothing to prevent them from it, to remove their membership for it or to actually make sure. yes We have classes so what.. just because a Realtor learns what they should be doing does not mean that they are actually do it and why would they. No one is REALLY watching.

NAR is to busy convincing the public, brainwashing you to actual follow through with BEING who they say they are. NAR does not NEED to really be who they claim to be in their Massive Advertising campaigns...

No One Makes them..

ALL they have to do is convince you, the Real Estate Public soon to be the Real Estate Victim - to Confince you that they are who they say they are. To convince you that you need them, that they will Protect you in your Real Estate Transaction and that they, NAR members really are of a Higher Standard and then they Get to Stay in Business. This stuff is not true but by the time you find out they Gotcha and then the Real Estate Lawyers get a hold of ya and well YOU LOSE... to bad - so sad... the 3 +years you spend fighting for your life back the Realtor is making plenty more money and leave a wake of Real Estate Victims defensless just like You.
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NAR needs to Wake Up.

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You Need to Make them Wake up and take responsibility for their actions, for their members. You NEED to make them do what they say they will. You need to make them Be who the Claim to Be.

In quite corners everywhere, sits a Real Estate Victim who has give up, they are not being heard, they are the Real Estate Victim and they are treated as the Criminal. No one is holding the real criminals accountable, no one really believes the Victim and the cycle continues on and on. Time to Get your Story Global, Time to Connect the Dots on NAR and bring all the Real Estate Victims OUT into the Light to Tell What NAR has Done to them. To tell about local Realtor boards who did not hear their cries for help.

I am an EXPERT at Internet Marketing, you do NOT need a Realtor to sell your home, you only NEED You. If you have been mistreated by the Lies NAR is selling email me at Crystal@CrystalCox.com and let's get your story online and seen by the WORLD. Time to Tell on the Realtors.

You Awesome - Honest Realtors out there, QUIT ragging on me.... let's expose the bad Realtors, let's change the Real Estate Industry so you can do right by your clients, so you can thrive at your business with full integrity. If the bad Realtors are held accountable, truly held accountable then the Good Realtors will be able to do their job better - often times the bad Realtors are big shots, with Big Money and are part of the Good ol' boys club, and some of those Good Ol' Boys are Gals ... the Good Agents certainly cannot out play them... Time To Speak Up...

my realtor did not explain the exclusive buyer agency in its entirety

This was Search on my Site Today. Check out www.RealEstateIndustryWhistleblower.com for more information on this. I have lots of Opinions on Buyers Broker Agreements, Buyers Locating Forms, Buyers Exclusive Agency forms - what every Your Broker is Calling it.

First of All, Never EVER Sign an exclusive buyer agency FORM, this gives your Realtor a Right, by Contract to do NOTHING, to wait for you to find your own real estate to buy and they STILL Get Paid.

Realtors don't explain the form in it's entirety, some say well you have to sign this, it gives me the right to represent you. Or I can't Legally show you property without you signing it, if this is TRUE then the Laws are Again Anti-Consumer and are geared toward ensuring that the Realtor stays in Business and Big Business. your Realtor may believe what NAR tells them about the form or their Accreditated buyes agents class. And in this they may not know the "entirety" to tell you. But most know if they can somehow convince your sign that exclusive buyer agency FORM then they Kinda GOTCHA...

So Remember No Forms are REALLY standard in a way that you HAVE to sign as is, you as a Party to the Contract can change the form, don't sign ANYTHING you don't like. DO NOT listen to a VERBAL explanation that differs from what your reading.... get 3rd party advice that is NOT based on your Real Estate Transaction EVERY happening, you have a Right to Information with Integrity.

More On Buyers Rebate Drama

Your State Governing body may claim that NAR does not influence them but they do. NAR really pushes Mandatory E and O insurance, and the Insurance Company Representative goes to the “Board” or “Commission” with them. the Dept. of Justice Deemed Buyers agents were Legal and Made State Laws change, why were laws so Anti-Consumer to begin with?

I believe it is because NAR pushed, lobbyed and essential control state real estate licensing boards. Why else would a State Real Estate Board or Commission NOT want a Consumer Friendly Buyets REBATE and in Fact make it a Law that you cannot give a Rebate.

this ALL fit in with what NAR wanted until the Dept. of Justice - NAR lawsuit which NAR thinks they Won... they "Settled" they NEVER had to actually admit to how Anti-Conumer NAR really is, how they Reall DO violate anti-trust laws, how they DO NOT promote competition and individualty, NO WAY, they To Parcipate n Boycotts - the do not hold Realtors accountable for this BAD BEHAVIOR so they essential condone and support it.

Billionions of Dollars made it so NAR could KEEP fighting the Dept. of Justice and consumer YOU LOSE, because NAR has more money then the Government Entities that try and STOP them so they drag it out, drag it out and never really have to admit that they know REALTOR are GUILTY of anti-trust Violations and other Nifty Crimes while NAR ignores Broker Owners like me and Real Estate Consumers so they don't have to do anything about it or even admit it is REALLY happening.

NAR Lies... and They Cannot Be STOPPED.... YOU LOSE...
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What Happens when you Go to Local Real Estate Board for Help?

Real Estate Boards believe the Realtor over the Consumer… Duh… When you go to a Local Association, local board of Realtors you are NOT heard. Most of the time they just send consumers away, or act like they are sorry but there is NOTHING they can do. Meanwhile they spend hundreds of thousands - yes at the local level to join Real Estate Boards around the United States and March up those Steps in Washington D.C. to lobby to keep banks out of Real Estate and other Self Interest Lobbying of Your Government AGAINST you.

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You Just Shut up and Do as NAR Says,
after all they are the VOICE of Real Estate.
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As a Realtor, a Broker Owner I went to the Local Board of Realtors to help for Consumers and Was SHUT Down. I have seen, talked to, heard of, been emailed by consumers who are NOT being heard by the Local Board of Realtors. That is not what they are they for.

The Local Association, Board of Realtors is there to support Realtors, to collect monthly dues, to set up databases and spend HUGE money devising new gimics to keep the Public out of the MLS. They are NOT there for you the Real Estate Consumer. What are you thinking? REALTOR is NOT a public entity, they are not a government funded Anything. They do not Have to Listen to your WOES, they do not care and No One makes them care. They claim to be the Voice of Real Estate, you believe their Lies of how you have Better Protection By Using a Realtor, an NAR member and yet when you have been duped, lied to and your life is Forever Changed they cannot, will not hear you at ANY Level of the Association of Realtors. Things that Make you go Hmmmmm… STOP Using NAR members, not all are bad.. No Way… most are Good SO what .. The Good ones can not protect you from what NAR is up to at EVERY level.

Boycott Realtor…

From, Crystal Cox Broker
Ex-NAR member and PROUD OF the Decision to QUIT ...
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More Anti-Consumer Laws...

Laws such as the one I am about to Mention PROVES my POINT. State Governing Bodies Protect REALTOR big time.

Here it Is...

"County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer AffairsNew Consumer Laws 2007"

"Real Estate Agents: Can’t Lie About Qualifications

B&P Code Section 10177

Current law provides that willful misuse of trade names, including “realtor”, are subject to discipline by the Real Estate Commissioner by revoking, suspending or denying a license.
This new law strengthens prohibitions against real estate agents from falsely claiming membership in trade organizations or falsely claiming to have special designations or certifications.

This law prohibits knowingly authorizing, directing, or aiding in the publication, advertisement or distribution of any false statement or representation concerning a designation or a certification, including trade organization membership.

The Real Estate Commissioner is authorized to suspend or revoke a real estate sales license for this violation."

Link to Source Below

http://dca.lacounty.gov/law07REAgentsLie.html

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So this DUMB - Dispicable - Anti Consumer Law makes it so that Realtors cannot use TRADEMARKS of Realtor, makes it so Real Estate Brokers that are not REALTOR - NAR members cannot even use the Word Realtor on there website even if they are talking about a Realtor - an NAR member or they Will Lose their Real Estate License.

Laws Enacted CLEVERLY disguised as Consumer PROTECTION but are obviously one more way to Force you to USE a Realtor, NAR member and to Force Real Estate Brokers to be Realtors but then say it is a Choice to Join NAR - if they cannot in Good Faith make this claim then they are deliberately and obviously violating Anti-Trust Laws.

So If I were a Real Estate Broker in California and used the word Realtor I would be falsley claiming "special designations or certifications"? what a Crock...

Consumers wake Up, State Real Estate Commisisons are FORCING - NAR members on you at the same time NAR is saying it is a Choice for us as Real Estate Brokers to join their "association" - which I call a Real Estate Cartel. And this above information is from the Department of Consumer Affairs - are Governing Bodies really that clueless to the Anti-Consumer tactics of NAR?

So in Los Angeles, If I were licensed their and I said Confession of a Realtor, or Realtor ...., or talk to your Realtor about... , or Realtors are lying to you... well I would lose my Real Estate Brokers license... Tell me NAR does not control State Licensing boards and Real Estate Commissions - and I say that is a Flat Out Lie.
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Also NOTE that being a REALTOR is NOT a "Qualification" OF ANY KIND - you pay a fee to join, you Promise to uphold Ethics and Standards of Practice that no ones holds you accountable to - sure you have continuing Education so what you would have that if you were not a NAR member as well - you pay a monthly and yearly fee to be a "Realtor" - it is NOT a Qualification....
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the Brian Rodgers challenge

Brian Rodgers says that there is no way I can top him in the search engines for his name. So I take this as a Challenge and am going to give Brian Rodgers a try and Test my Internet Savvy Skills. Brian Rodgers is a Real Estate Coach, Seminer Leader and a site Moderator for Real Estate Forums. Brian Rodgers is a Marketing Guru and Brian Rodgers assists real estate agents in marketing... Brian Rodgers has a Real Estate Marketing and Training Series .... check it out.

So keep an eye out and see how the Brian Rodgers search engine challenge works out...

Crystal L. Cox
Broker Owner..
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Obama, and the talk about New and Improved accountability in the Financial Industry..

A Bit more about my Favorite OxyMoron.... "Realtor Accountability".

I highly doubt this has anything to do with NAR, the Realtors.

Does your Government really believe that NAR is the Voice of Real Estate.

The Government licenses us as Real Estate Brokers, and NAR is a Private Company RIGHT? Not a government entity. NAR tells me that real estate agents don’t have to join, they choose to join. Ok then don’t join, but then your NOT the “Voice of Real Estate” and you don’t get to see their secret data .. .. The mysterious MLS.

NAR pretends to have all these Fancy procedures in place, but in the Real World of Real Estate when you take a complaint to the MLS, the local or state association of Realtors they talk you out of it, force you out of it BEFORE you even get started... mostly based on WHO the "bad Realtor" is... NAR has no real accountability system in place across the board... it would be too much time, money, and actual work to really monitor what the Realtors are up to. So NAR just convinces you the Real Estate Consumer that you NEED a Realtor, that a Realtor is of a Higher Standard and will PROTECT you ... when it is a Flat Out Pack of Lies...

All NAR really needs to do is enough Mumbo Jumbo advertising to manipulate you the consumer and they stay in business... and WOW at the same time the new Realtors believe the propaganda to.. and wheeee... we are in business...

MLS data is NOT policed by the Government, those who supposedly watch the banking and mortgage industry, the National Association of Realtors or any other entity that supposedly is looking out for the best interest of the Consumer, the tax paying public.

You are at the Mercy of this Data. Reports, Grants, Statistics, Loans, Secondary Mortgage Markets, …. And many more industries base data and Big Money investing on the Data in the MLS as to what property is supposedly worth. It is all an illusion. And no one even tries to ensure that the data is accurate, inputted right, not fraudulent… in any way… no MLS audit in ANY way.

And you your state real estate boards …. Well they don’t look at the data that is up to the Realtors to Self Police their “industry”. Yet NAR attorneys tell me that I cannot say Realtors as a Synonym for Real Estate Agent or Real Estate Broker.

So really you pretty much have to join their CLUB - NAR or be excluded, boycotted, left out in the cold. NAR has so much money - Your Money (Realtors in the field and Consumers) that they can FIGHT and win in cases such as the Department of Justice trying to prove Anti-Trust Violations. The REALTORS settled, cut a deal and part of that deal was that they never had to admit any wrong doing.

I am here to tell you the REALTORS do, really do Violate Anti-Trust laws, and the Association of Realtors ABOVE those laws…. Money - Clout - Lobby Power… and You, the Real Estate Consumer…. YOU LOSE.

Realtor Accountability is No Where in Site. NAR was a MAJOR player in getting real estate consumers into the mess they are in now.. and so what.. now Realtors specialize in Short Sales / Foreclosure properties. So it is Win Win for the Realtor. NAR said it was a good time to buy.. even though the Supposed "voice of real estate' knew it was NOT a good time to buy. You see they had to Promote the Realtors, and get you the Consumer to think it was a good time to buy... so again... YOU LOSE as Real Estate Consumers.

I with this ACCOUNTABILITY speech we are hearing so much could STOP on NAR's doorstep and make them REALLY - actually accountable for what they have done and continue to do to the real estate consumer, however it looks like NAR and their Billions has no Price to Pay, is above the Law and has no end in site to the damage they will continue to do.

If only there was some way to warn the consumers, warn the Realtors in the Field.. but really THEY believe what NAR tells them too... Sad but True..

The Real Estate Industry is BROKEN at Every Level and the Only way for you to WIN is to know how to Really Protect yourself... I say get Realtors out of your Real Estate Transaction... and Mortgage Brokers along with them.. the Title Company actually closes the deal, a Real Estate Attorney is a Safer bet to Write up your Contracts.... and banks loan money ... so why are you Still buying into the Media ... the Propaganda that you need a Realtor to Sell your real estate?

Selling without a Realtor is EASY and is FREE... just build a FREE website online and go for it... buyers are looking for you...

Stay Informed Folks.. Real Estate is EVERYTHING.

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Real Estate is where we LOVE, where we LIVE, where we EAT, where we WATCH our families grow, where we WORK, where we GET WELL... it means everything... it is a Big Deal.. it is OUR WHOLE world... and no one is looking out for you the People, the Consumer who actually has to LIVE in - Dwell in - Work in the Real Estate they buy.... it Really means EVERYTHING...
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