[quote=SD Realtor] I think there is a difference though in simply stating facts without speculation verses presenting factual data in a biased manner.
You are correct that it is simply more of a golden rule approach and that does make alot of sense. [/quote]
Some questions and comments:
– Do realty insiders ever discuss facts without speculation?
– Didn’t Realtors tell their buyers that they think that prices would increase x%? Buy now or you never be able to buy again. This neighborhood is gentrifying. Interest rates are low, buy now, it’s a lifetime opportunity. Obama will stabilize home prices. The Fed will ignite inflation.
– What’s wrong with speculating that prices will drop? Or that gang activity in a neighborhood will increase?
– What’s wrong with speculating that a buyer can’t afford the house or that he bought or obtained shaky financing to buy it? What’s wrong with speculating about a possible foreclosure or bankruptcy soon to come? People have been doing that for age in their own forums (at home, on the town square, at the water cooler, at the country club, etc…).
Blogs are social networks. They are like private journals that the writer chooses to share with other readers.
Don’t worry, people can continue to speculate that a person is pregnant, or had an affair with the neighbor, or is about to lose the house in foreclosure without fear of lawsuits.
I remember a realtor posting that he looks in the closet to see if a spouse might have moved out. Isn’t that speculation?
