| 20/20 Airing FSBO Story Tonight June 22, 2007 - ABC?s 20/20 will air a "for-sale-by-owner" story tonight that's almost two-years old. Well, the story was wrong back then and is wrong again, and N.A.R. told them so twice. The 20/20 segment is called "Getting Real About Real Estate." It features a young woman who happily sold her home by herself and lots of snide comments by John Stossel. The high point is an interview with former NAR Chief Economist David Lereah. What may not be clear to viewers is that the show originally aired on October 7, 2005. In the real estate business, that was a long time ago. Nationally, median house prices weren't falling and inventories were increasing. I hope any potential home seller who sees the show tonight doesn't heed ABC's advice. So why does 20/20 decide to dust off an ancient show from its vaults and run it again as it if is new and fresh? Well, ABC is practicing "copy cat" journalism and can't let CBS have all the fun. There's another clue, if you go to http://abcnews.go.com/2020. On the list of top stories most popular with viewers, the top four were real estate or neighborhood-related. Real estate attracts eyeballs. Realtor.com could have told them that? |
20/20 Airing FSBO Story Tonight - Talking Points |
Comments(0)