NAR playing around with "pending" statistics?

[noegruts]

[The Tim]

[biliruben]

I've seen obvious errors highlighted in other region's MLS data.

We already know what their economists are like. I think we can guess what passes for a statistician to the Realtors.

Reminds me of a comment I heard about one the dozens of the Sonic's no-talent big men that passed through town, back when Marques Johnson was doing color. "I wouldn't say he was a poor man's Carl Malone, I think he's more a homeless person's Carl Malone."

Too funny.

[noegruts]

Ah, I'd forgotten it was the NWMLS that changed their pending definition, thanks for correcting me on that.

We'll see if the statistics over the next few months bear out what NAR is claiming.

[davidlosh@davidlosh.com]

Yes they are playing with Pending statistics. Next month it will be the solds.

The National Association of Realtors is a closed club that sells memberships. They use that money to lobby Congress and promote the Real Estate business. Last year I heard that the National Association of Realtors had elevated the standing of the Real Estate profession.

In my opinion the National Association of Realtors is in business to sell memberships.

Back in the day when Real Estate was an unregulated business there was a case to be made about a need for some over sight. In my opinion the National Association of Realtors is the wolf watching the chickens.

Bad education sponsored by and promoted by the National Association of Realtors is my number one complaint. This last series of short sale classes was absolutely the last straw, but probably not, they do have a very strong enforcement, I mean lobby.

Another wild left field opinion I have is the the National Association of Realtors colluded with the Master Builders Association along with the Mortgage Brokers of America to run up Real Estate prices across the country.

The government was of course involved, a conspiracy theory has to involve the government, but the National Association of Realtors was at the fore front.

There are a couple of things about the comment i would like to make clear. I did use the phrase National Association of Realtors often. As it has been stated on other blogs the National Association of Realtors does monitor blogs for mention of the National Association of Realtors or the use of the logo. So I wanted to be sure this caught the attention.

Second is that I know there is no conspiracy, but it sounds right. I have been to the meetings in the past and know that these bunch of yahoos stand around talking about how we can get people motivated to buy and sell Real Estate. It is as pathetic as an infomercial.

Third is that there are dozens and maybe hundreds of good Real Estate agents in the Seattle area. Some are members and some are not. The dues you pay to self promote through the National Association of Realtors means nothing.