I recently had a client ask if particular areas of town are safe. Some areas of town are obviously more inclined to "incidents" than others, or perhaps looked upon as "lower quality/less desirable". They are looking for a condo for their daughter that will be attending the local university. We found a nice condo, but located in an area of concern to the parents. I can understand their concern for her safety. But should I offer an opinion on relative safety or quality of different areas, or just direct them to local police website crime statistics? I don't want to be perceived to be steering them to certain areas, or provide inaccurate information.
I played it safe and gave them the crime web links and MLS census demographic data to review and form their own opinion. For other REALTORS®, what would you do? For clients of REALTORS®, what would you expect?
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