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Rainmaker
1,726,096
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

It is not unethical and in fact a public service.

Feb 27, 2016 10:11 PM
Rainmaker
108,016
Scott Lawson
America's Home loans - Santa Rosa, Petaluma Mortgage Broker - Santa Rosa, CA
Mortgage Broker FHA, VA, refinance or purchase

You mean like a Rocket Mortgage that gives the consumer a full approval in under 8 minutes???

 

Can't wait for the regulators to catch up with that one...

 

Feb 28, 2016 02:23 AM
Rainmaker
556,890
DEANNA C. SMITH CERTIFIED MOBILE NOTARY
Certified Mobile Notary Signing Agent - Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Highest Ranked Certified Mobile Notary in Virginia

No.   Fraud is fraud and all should be warned to steer clear.

Feb 28, 2016 01:05 AM
Rainmaker
1,543,833
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

It's unethical to NOT point out anything that adversely affects or misleads our clients. I've never required a third party's code of ethics to know right from wrong, but I am a Realtor and there is my code and NAR's of which at least one covers this.

Feb 27, 2016 10:31 PM
Rainmaker
2,182,552
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

Not in a broad teaching manner ! Cite from the COE obligations ALL Realtors have when dealing with the Public !

Feb 27, 2016 10:30 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

No, it is not. 

Feb 27, 2016 11:39 PM
Rainmaker
2,220,654
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

It is not unethical

Feb 27, 2016 11:26 PM
Rainmaker
1,052,211
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

I think it is for the good of our industry and consumers TO point it out!

Feb 27, 2016 11:07 PM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

What a question to ask an old auto salesperson! It was one of the hardest things to overcome and have never liked it; so yes I would point it out!

Feb 27, 2016 10:19 PM
Rainer
171,073
Richard L. Sanderson
Richard L. Sanderson Consulting - Kalama, WA
helping improve local property tax systems

I think the more informed we are the more responsibility we have to point out misleading information or misinformation. One of the most important reasons I participate in social media and network platforms is to inform others AND correct misinformation and false myths about local real estate taxes and real estate valuation principles. 

Feb 27, 2016 10:09 PM
Rainmaker
1,525,616
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I think the question should be is it unethical to advertise in a misleading or false way!

Feb 28, 2016 10:40 AM
Ambassador
3,727,873
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

I'd call it service to the public.

Feb 28, 2016 10:24 AM
Ambassador
2,684,109
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

No.  Just be careful, make sure it really is false and misleading.

Feb 28, 2016 09:45 AM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No, the false/misleading advertising IS unethical though.  Just be polite about pointing it out, this isn't a presidential campaign so no muck slinging. 

Feb 28, 2016 08:38 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I don't know about unethical, but it may look to be a cheap shot or a desparate agent...you could be called a politician

Feb 28, 2016 08:20 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers We should police our own industry.

Feb 28, 2016 07:09 AM
Rainmaker
637,434
Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Carmel by the Sea, CA
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

To those of the public that contact me. For example, I get calls from my listings that appear on Zillow and they want to know about the loan that is offered. That's happened quite a few times. I tell them that is advertising and nothing to do with the listing.

Feb 28, 2016 05:11 AM
Ambassador
6,393,609
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Maybe yes maybe no.

What ever brings down one member of the profession does seem to tarnish all of the members. 

Look to mudslinging politicians for an example of this, and the public seldom takes the time to try to sort out the good from the bad, they just start to think of all politicians as being as bad as the worst example out there.

The agent slinging the mud will generally be looked as with the highest suspicion since the public will wonder if they have any good ideas of their own or only have the ability to tear down the competition in an effort to hide their own flaws.

An agent who wants to elevate the profession above that of used car dealers and politicians would refrain from dragging their competitors through the mud. 

Much better to educate the competition in private, when they get better you all will look better.

Feb 28, 2016 04:25 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Just the opposite.  It is ethical in my opinion.

Feb 28, 2016 03:52 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

it's NOT unethical but be cautious with how it's done....

Feb 28, 2016 03:52 AM
Rainmaker
1,291,481
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

No ... but it may make you somewhat of a Don Quixote, Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers ... sometimes my head spins with ads I see or hear from online/other Lenders and I wonder ... "how do they get away with that?"  I battle the problem on a one-on-one basis with individual clients, but the larger battle would be too time consuming for me to tackle alone ...

Gene 

Feb 28, 2016 02:30 AM
Rainmaker
4,936,716
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I think it is important to point it out in our profession.

Feb 28, 2016 01:19 AM
Rainmaker
4,883,254
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I think we have a duty to report it.

Feb 28, 2016 12:51 AM
Rainmaker
763,883
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

Heck no!  We need to self govern and be the educators of the the public.

Feb 28, 2016 12:22 AM
Rainmaker
7,836,431
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Point it out to your clients. 

Feb 27, 2016 11:40 PM
Rainmaker
175,614
Spirit Messingham
Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson, AZ
Third Generation Full-Time Realtor® 520 471-6900

There are some opinions involved in that sentence, if it is false or misleading it can be pointed out.   Can be a fine line between that and slander.

Feb 27, 2016 11:40 PM
Rainmaker
911,338
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

No, it's not unethical to point it out. It's unethical that agents stoop to use misleading tactics to bs the public.

Feb 27, 2016 11:36 PM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

I use a few real life examples of what not to do in my real estate classes w/o names.

Feb 27, 2016 11:30 PM
Rainmaker
634,482
Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

NO. It's a civic service and definitely ethical.

Feb 28, 2016 04:59 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers I usually stay away if it does not affect me.

Feb 28, 2016 02:21 PM
Ambassador
3,164,294
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Not really. But dwelling on it might lead to potential clients seeing you as being negative and you might lose focus on your own to do list.

Feb 28, 2016 01:42 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

No... what is unethical about pointing out unethical behavior?

Feb 28, 2016 11:01 AM
Rainmaker
4,272,548
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

It opens you up to liability claims.

Feb 28, 2016 06:27 AM
Rainer
321,564
Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

No, I don't believe so. 

Feb 28, 2016 04:59 AM
Ambassador
5,049,477
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Nope I don't think so. They deserve to know

Feb 28, 2016 03:07 AM
Rainmaker
900,128
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

It should be pointed out.

Feb 28, 2016 01:53 AM
Rainmaker
72,125
Darin Henderson
Holland Realty Services - Kirksville, MO
Guiding You Home

I think we have an obligation to the public to point out there is an error in the ad, whether it is a misprint or a misjudgment on the part of the advertiser.  The advertiser should be the first call I make as a professional courtesy.  If they are professional they will appreciate me watching their back.

Feb 28, 2016 01:16 AM
Rainer
80,653
Linda Guess
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes Branson, MO - Branson, MO
Branson area real estate sales.

I am glad you asked this question.  I think we should take steps to stop the false or misleading advertising.

Feb 27, 2016 11:04 PM
Rainmaker
556,536
Greg Cremia
Shore Realty of the Outer Banks - Nags Head, NC

As far as I know, the code of ethics does not address this.

Feb 27, 2016 10:12 PM