Rustico if you have made complaints to the DRE then that is great. I would also say that is the first time I have heard that you or anyone else on Piggington has ever done so. Good to see you back.
The fact that there is little or no action that the DRE takes is indeed a sad commentary. I agree with you guys. I also feel that this applies to the real estate industry, our own city council, our government, and many other staples of which our society relies on. That does not justify it nor does it make it right. Since this is a website dedicated to real estate issues, this is a correct forum to discuss these items. I guess I feel like we run across this every 2-3 months.
Cyphire, I am sorry I mistook the listing for a Prudential listing. My mistake. Again, when you take an MLS listing you cannot expedite the expiration date. Also let me ask you this question. One of the most common complaints I get when I go to listing appointments is that people do not want to get into long listing agreements. So then as a listing agent I lose both ways right? Did I make the listing intentionally short to get a quick expiration to reset the time on market? No I did it because I let my clients choose the length of the contract. As we all know there are a ton of things wrong with the way data is presented in the RE industry. My pet peeve is the way sold price data is presented. Personally I think this is much more damaging to the appraisal and industry as a whole then things like days on market.
I cannot or will not go on a crusade to clean up the industry. I work to much as it is and with two careers and a family it is simply not a priority for me. I can do more for my clients by saving them money and doing diligent work.
