Bugs,
Where was “credit given to an agent with minimal experience for writing what we want to hear”? If you were referring to me…I would not call my experience minimal (as I was involved in nearly 100 real estate transactions).
I do think it’s “reasonable to expect an objective and unbiased analysis of a deal from someone whose compensation is commensurate with the closing of that deal and the amount at which it closes”. You’re making it sound as if every Real estate agent is desperately chasing a paycheck….without regards to the goal of his/her clients. Maybe I was one of the few Realtors with a conscience…
I think you’re overestimating NAR’s control, direction and messages that they are trying to get out via their agents. Most agents have no contact with NAR except for getting a crappy magazine periodically that soon ends up in the recycling bin.
