Comments on: The NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/ Internet Money! Money On The Internet! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:52:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: What Is The National Association Of Realtors Hiding From Its Members? http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-7052 What Is The National Association Of Realtors Hiding From Its Members? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:59:17 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-7052 [...] here at Real Estate Radio haven’t been the friendliest of blokes towards the NAR and we have been quite vocal about the puppeteering of Lawrence Yun but now we have even been left [...] [...] here at Real Estate Radio haven’t been the friendliest of blokes towards the NAR and we have been quite vocal about the puppeteering of Lawrence Yun but now we have even been left [...]

]]> By: Where Are The Sex Offenders In My Area? | Real Estate Radio USA http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-4883 Where Are The Sex Offenders In My Area? | Real Estate Radio USA Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:03:48 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-4883 [...] Unfortunately due to a misinterpretation of the Fair Housing Act, many real estate agents are reluctant to answer such a question with any real veracity or candor. In fact the National Association Of Realtors supports this. [...] [...] Unfortunately due to a misinterpretation of the Fair Housing Act, many real estate agents are reluctant to answer such a question with any real veracity or candor. In fact the National Association Of Realtors supports this. [...]

]]> By: national association of realtors http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-742 national association of realtors Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:53:37 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-742 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Barry Cunningham http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Barry Cunningham Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:59:40 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-614 There are no errors. If you want to proceed as you believe please feel free to do so and in doing so..make sure you have a good attorney on retainer. Did you ever actually speak to NAR? Did you even read the statements the NAR rep said? Did you read the fair housing act? What you need to do my friend is make sure you understand what you are talking about BEFORE you take finger to keyboard. A felon, of which a sexual predator is one, has no expectation of privacy under the fair housing act. Please don't waste my time with such obvious ignorance to the law. Save that for your clients..you know the ones that are looking to YOU for professional advice. There are no errors. If you want to proceed as you believe please feel free to do so and in doing so..make sure you have a good attorney on retainer.

Did you ever actually speak to NAR? Did you even read the statements the NAR rep said? Did you read the fair housing act?

What you need to do my friend is make sure you understand what you are talking about BEFORE you take finger to keyboard.

A felon, of which a sexual predator is one, has no expectation of privacy under the fair housing act.

Please don’t waste my time with such obvious ignorance to the law. Save that for your clients..you know the ones that are looking to YOU for professional advice.

]]> By: Robert L. Yale, CCIM http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Robert L. Yale, CCIM Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:05:29 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-613 While you may have writtent he sex offender article with good intentions, your lack of back ground information on this subject does your readers a disservice. In other words, you missed the point entirely. NAR doesn't ever encourage its memebers to disguise or conceal information relevant to a buyer's informed decision on whether to purchase a home. Rather, NAR wants to be sure that complete information is made available. In today's world of privacy of information, Realtors don't know all the facts about what sex offenders are present in a community or nieghborhood. To assume such knowledge protects no one. In fact, to pass along a report (or rumor) of a specific sex offender and potentially overlook others would potentially create the offense you assumed in your article. Instead, we're encouraged to refer a prospect to the local police department - with whom all sex offenders are required by law to register. Only through this avenue can the prospect's best interests be well served. I encourage you to publish a follow-up article to correct he errors in the first article. While you may have writtent he sex offender article with good intentions, your lack of back ground information on this subject does your readers a disservice. In other words, you missed the point entirely. NAR doesn’t ever encourage its memebers to disguise or conceal information relevant to a buyer’s informed decision on whether to purchase a home. Rather, NAR wants to be sure that complete information is made available.
In today’s world of privacy of information, Realtors don’t know all the facts about what sex offenders are present in a community or nieghborhood. To assume such knowledge protects no one. In fact, to pass along a report (or rumor) of a specific sex offender and potentially overlook others would potentially create the offense you assumed in your article. Instead, we’re encouraged to refer a prospect to the local police department – with whom all sex offenders are required by law to register.
Only through this avenue can the prospect’s best interests be well served.
I encourage you to publish a follow-up article to correct he errors in the first article.

]]> By: George Sinacori http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-580 George Sinacori Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:09:26 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-580 So sad. It's no wonder people value thier pets loyalty so much. When you think about this stuff it's a lot like a person standing at a crosswalk and watching another guy get run over by a truck and than saying why should I have told him the truck was coming, he should have looked before he crossed the road. So sad. It’s no wonder people value thier pets loyalty so much. When you think about this stuff it’s a lot like a person standing at a crosswalk and watching another guy get run over by a truck and than saying why should I have told him the truck was coming, he should have looked before he crossed the road.

]]> By: Barry Cunningham http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Barry Cunningham Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:23:53 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-578 Hey george..sure seems like it doesn't it? Pretty sad state of affairs! Hey george..sure seems like it doesn’t it? Pretty sad state of affairs!

]]> By: George Sinacori http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-576 George Sinacori Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:57:52 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-576 Right here, right now reading Gary's comment offers a glaring, under the microscope look at how many of our freinds and neighbors think. Shallow, narrow minded and self serving. I don't mean to go all philosphical but really...... heres my question, as a society has our moral fabric declined with our tangible assets? Right here, right now reading Gary’s comment offers a glaring, under the microscope look at how many of our freinds and neighbors think. Shallow, narrow minded and self serving. I don’t mean to go all philosphical but really…… heres my question, as a society has our moral fabric declined with our tangible assets?

]]> By: Barry Cunningham http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Barry Cunningham Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:30:57 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-575 Gary if you actually listened to the show, you would have heard an appraisal expert who said the value drop can be by as much as 35-40%! Not sure what exactly you were stating in your post, but I would hope that you were not advocating the right of a sex offender to live where they want. That would be perverted to say the least. As for "ranting reasoning"...why is this a rant? Becasue I have a family and would expect a Realtor to do their job instead of ignoring human decency for a measly 6% commission? I am trying very hard to even understand why ANY real estate agent would have a problem with this article. Seems to me there's just one reason and only one reason and we all know why. That really makes the general public endear themselves to Realtors doesn't it? Gary if you actually listened to the show, you would have heard an appraisal expert who said the value drop can be by as much as 35-40%!

Not sure what exactly you were stating in your post, but I would hope that you were not advocating the right of a sex offender to live where they want. That would be perverted to say the least.

As for “ranting reasoning”…why is this a rant? Becasue I have a family and would expect a Realtor to do their job instead of ignoring human decency for a measly 6% commission?

I am trying very hard to even understand why ANY real estate agent would have a problem with this article. Seems to me there’s just one reason and only one reason and we all know why. That really makes the general public endear themselves to Realtors doesn’t it?

]]> By: George Sinacori http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-574 George Sinacori Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:28:37 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-574 NAR may not be the only one playing the "liability" card when it comes to sex offender disclosure. Let me relate a real life happening right here in Palm Beach County. A developer sold out a subdivision of 142 single family home in a gated family community. One of the early on buyers was a registered sex offender on probabtion. At this point, families buying into the community have no scource of info on who is going to live there until all the happy Moms Dads & kids actually move into thier new digs. Only now they find out that they bought in a community that they wouldn't have, had they known better. The builder claims no liability and no reason to check each person moving in and furthermore that the offender could possibly be not on the deed or mortgage so how could they "know for sure who is going to live there" even if they had any responsibility to inform buyers, which they claim that they don't. NAR, major developers & builders, even homeowners associations are advised by the attorneys that they consult ,to point people in the direction of information but don't actually provide it for them. Caveat Emptor all over. A person with valid information is left with his or her own conscience and self worth. (Assuming they have either or both of these qualities). There is absolutely an ethical obgligation on anyone's part to inform. Even if you're the next door neighbor and your unable to sell you may have a compelling reason not to let the cat out of the bag but you also have a moral obligation to not put others in harms way. NAR may not be the only one playing the “liability” card when it comes to sex offender disclosure. Let me relate a real life happening right here in Palm Beach County. A developer sold out a subdivision of 142 single family home in a gated family community. One of the early on buyers was a registered sex offender on probabtion. At this point, families buying into the community have no scource of info on who is going to live there until all the happy Moms Dads & kids actually move into thier new digs. Only now they find out that they bought in a community that they wouldn’t have, had they known better. The builder claims no liability and no reason to check each person moving in and furthermore that the offender could possibly be not on the deed or mortgage so how could they “know for sure who is going to live there” even if they had any responsibility to inform buyers, which they claim that they don’t.
NAR, major developers & builders, even homeowners associations are advised by the attorneys that they consult ,to point people in the direction of information but don’t actually provide it for them. Caveat Emptor all over.
A person with valid information is left with his or her own conscience and self worth. (Assuming they have either or both of these qualities). There is absolutely an ethical obgligation on anyone’s part to inform. Even if you’re the next door neighbor and your unable to sell you may have a compelling reason not to let the cat out of the bag but you also have a moral obligation to not put others in harms way.

]]> By: Real Estate Radio USA Episode 86 | Real Estate Radio USA http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Real Estate Radio USA Episode 86 | Real Estate Radio USA Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:05:06 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-573 [...] for the most part on a single topic. The topic came from Barry C’s latest blog post, “The NAR is a Sex Offender’s Best Friend“. We discussed the post at length and had experts on the show including Robert Lechtenberg, [...] [...] for the most part on a single topic. The topic came from Barry C’s latest blog post, “The NAR is a Sex Offender’s Best Friend“. We discussed the post at length and had experts on the show including Robert Lechtenberg, [...]

]]> By: Gary http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Gary Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:02:02 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-572 OK, so a sex offender moves in next door to you. Think you can stop it? Try again. Now, with the shoe on the other foot and your ranting reasoning applied - good luck on selling your house! And oh, by the way... the price of your home has probably just dropped by 15-20%. Don't be narrow in your thinking. It just may cost YOU. OK, so a sex offender moves in next door to you. Think you can stop it? Try again.

Now, with the shoe on the other foot and your ranting reasoning applied – good luck on selling your house! And oh, by the way… the price of your home has probably just dropped by 15-20%.

Don’t be narrow in your thinking. It just may cost YOU.

]]> By: Real Estate - Information on Real Estate » The NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Real Estate - Information on Real Estate » The NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:57:21 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-564 [...] NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend Jon wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt“Hello Mr. Agent, I like this [...] [...] NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend Jon wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt“Hello Mr. Agent, I like this [...]

]]> By: The NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend | The Long List of Odysseus Medal Nominees | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-563 The NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend | The Long List of Odysseus Medal Nominees | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:43:55 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/the-nar-is-a-sex-offenders-best-friend/#comment-563 [...] The NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend, by Barry Cunningham. [...] [...] The NAR Is A Sex Offender’s Best Friend, by Barry Cunningham. [...]

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