I sent ocrenter’s Lies Lies and More Lies link to Roger Showley at the U-T, and here is his response.

As you can imagine, we leave a lot of the realtors’ comments on the cutting room floor and balance their assertions with those of the less rose-colored variety. We do ask them tough questions and most of the time, they don’t know a thing. They know marketing but not necessarily economics. And when they say something is certain and forever, we try to counter with comments from somebody else who doesn’t necessarily agree. So don’t give us a bad time and do give us some credit for critical thinking.
– roger