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Craigslist: Cleaning up after Real Estate Agent Abuse. Finally!

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Realty Arts NC Broker License #235526

https://post.craigslist.org/k/kjK-fgfL4xGI1_BFCvZLwQ/Km2Z4?s=reb

"Each real estate for sale posting must be 100% about a single, specific, currently available property.


Lead capture, loans/financing, services, offers to buy, lists/directories, and/or driving users to a website are not allowed.

  • please do include:
    • all relevant information about the specific property you are selling
    • multiple high-quality photographs of the specific property on offer
    • street address, and location on craigslist map
  • please do NOT include:
    • cartoon or graphic images, photographs of yourself or other people
    • links to "more information" elsewhere
    • photos with "click below," contact info, or other writing
    • search links, or information about multiple properties
    • advertisement for services of any kind, including financing or loan information
    • advice about buying and/or selling and/or market conditions



I will abide by these guidelines "

 

What's not to love!  Now ethical agents can hope to resume use of Craigslist Housing Listings, By Broker, for actually advertising houses for sale.
The new guidelines are a long overdue adjustment from Craigslist to protect the site from abuse and improve CL functionality for consumers.

And, I just saw about 30 ads that broke the rules above, ads which could not have been posted without the agents' agreement to abide by the rules.  Unfortunate, to say the least.  "Ethics," anyone?
Prediction:  Further abuse will have us paying money to advertise houses by broker on CL.

 

 

 

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Comments (4)

Bruce Hicks
Best Homes Hawaii - Honolulu, HI
Your Best Hawaii Realtor!

Actually, some agents will always figure a way to get around the rules.  It's about survival.  You have agents, offering potential buyers anything in order to get their listing, lower fees etc.

Apr 23, 2014 03:36 AM
Ricardo Mello
Manhattan Miami Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
Manhattan & Miami Real Estate Agent

Happy Friday Mike 

Jul 20, 2018 08:25 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I was looking for your current posts. I hope all is going well for you.

Have an outstanding August.

Aug 12, 2023 11:12 AM
Dennis Neal
RE/MAX, Big Bear - Big Bear Lake, CA
Your Home Sold in 21 Days or We Sell It For Free

Thanks for the update. Craigslist is very useful.

Nov 04, 2023 02:33 PM