Who Died and Made REDFIN . . . Real Estate God?!? ***** DIRECT COMPETITOR POSTS YOUR WORK PRODUCT *****
As far as I know Redfin hasn't made its way over to San Antonio Texas as yet and I certainly hope they don't.
This is the most appalling breach of ethics I have ever witnessed in my life as a real estate practitioner. Not to mention unfair busness practices and Lord only knows what else . . .
Read this NY Times article and tell me how happy you are with Redfin . . . Redfin Posts Other Agents WORK PRODUCT
The real title of the article is: "Redfin Posts Data on Real Estate Agents Success"
Hmmm . . . since when did competing brokers/brokerages hire Redfin to post data?
Since when did competing brokers/brokerages hire Redin to "advertise" their closed sales?!?
Since when did competing brokers/brokerages hire Redfin to "post [their} data" . . . PERIOD?!?
Refin has managed, somehow, to post competing agents'/brokers' CLOSED TRANSACTIONS (in "select" markets")
I wonder what dipshit came up with this bright idea? Who allowed all the agents in "select markets" to be bent over backwards and made to bark like Redfin's bitch dog.
Redfin must have pulled this "confidential" information from the "member" organizations of the MLS. How else did they get this information? Redfin certainly didn't come to me for my permission to post my closed transactions ON THEIR SITE.
Thank you RMLS for allowing Redfin, a business competior, to broadcast non-public, priviledged and NONE-OF-ANYONE'S BEEWAX business over the Internet.
Last time I checked, boys and girls, Redfin is a DIRECT COMPETITOR (of everyone who is NOT hanging their license with Redfin). How can they post anything about another agents' sales? Who gave them authority and/or permission? A closed sale is a business relationship between client and agent/broker/brokerage.
What other business on the face of the planet thinks it's okay to post/publish the confidential sales of an individual agent/broker NOT EVEN ASSOCIATED WITH . . . REDFIN?!?
Last time I checked, boys and girls, the MLS is a "membership" organization. Iinformation and data I post with them and is recorded and maintained by them is compromised by my competitor, ie. Redfin when they post sales information.
How many transactions is NO ONE BUSINESS -- and publically broadcasting could have very bad adverse affects on agents, brokers and brokerages. What Redfin is doing is really unfair business practices -- on a lot of levels!
If the general public wants to know how many freaking deals an agent has done . . . THEY CAN USE THEIR MOUTH WORDS AND ASK THE AGENT DIRECTLY!
Who DIED AND MADE REDFIN REAL ESTATE GOD ALMIGHTY?!? Only go to Redfin . . . they are the Mighty Oz with all the knowledge, power AND . . . {wink, wink} you can use this to CRUSH your competition.
XYA Broker goes on a listing appointment . . . pulls up Redfin's information and says "These are my stats . . . have you interviewed any other listing agents? Oh, you have? Who?"
And XYA Broker pulls up their competitors information . . . and . . . the competing agent doesn't have the "numbers" . . .
Oh . . . you think this information WON'T be used for EVIL?!?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Someone needs to sue the shit out of Redin, and any of the MLS if they violated their membeship agreements, in my humble opinion. And where is NAR?!? I'm FORCED to be a Member of NAR to access the RMLS . . . in order to run my real estate business. And this is the THANKS I get??
Redfin has no authority to post yours/mine/ours NON-PUBLIC information that is maintained by the RMLS. Redfin has no authority to post, publish, broadcast or otherwise disseminate yours/mine/ours sales stats. REDFIN IS A COMPETING BROKER . . . MY information is NOT for them to use and/or disseminate.
So . . . let's all bow down to Redfin. In "select markets" they have us on their site . . . wether we agreed, knew about it, or gave permission . . .
They have now claimed us (in "select markets") as their subjects . . . They are using our names, our brokerages ON THEIR WEBSITE WITHOUT PERMISSION and it's done to PROMOTE THEIR SITE, IMHO.
See Renee Burrows article: Refin Now "Outs" Agents in the Las Vegas (and other select markets)
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