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Re: Realtors complaint

adrianwells — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:38:25 -0400

Becky,
I too am concerned with an organization that realtors are required to join if they want the benefits of calling themselves a "Realtor", only to find that the organization is going to assess you for political reasons. It burns me up to think that legislators have to be lobbied by professional lobbyist in order for people to be heard. To me, a lobbyist is just a middleman to offer legislators bribes, as in our group will vote for you if you will do so and so, I'm sick of politicians not listening to their constituents unless the liason is paid to speak to them.........we vote, they should listen without a lobbyist but back to the NCAR.......they should not assess anyone for political reasons, their job is to function as the professional branch for licensees who want to become better at the job.
I think everyone can speak for themselves, there's already RPAC, if there's not enough money in RPAC coffers, too bad, forget it. Sooner or later sellers and buyers will learn that realtors are here to help them and that government affects their wallets as well as realtors.

Re: Realtors complaint

pyeager — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:44:08 -0400

The MLS is the only place to find out about homes for sale?

These people have apparently not heard of realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, or other sites where one can find out about homes for sale.

What's missing from the other sites is an understood offer of compensation. That is inconvenient, but not an unsurmountable obstacle.

Re: Realtors complaint

FFC1304 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:04:32 -0400

While we're complaining...EVERY NC Real Estate Broker should be embarrassed that our state HQ building sports the name of one of the MOST CORRUPT NC democrackkks, TONY RAND, D-Cumberland from Fayetteville.

EVERY NC Broker should complain to the NCREC directors to REMOVE it from our state HQ on Navajo Dr immediately.

Re: Realtor complains to elections board

aperrin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:17:29 -0400

It already does:

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/487/735.html
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/431/209.html
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/475/292.html
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/500/507.html

The upshot: unions may not compel members to participate (including financially) in political activity they disagree with. Workers are allowed to partake in the collective bargaining function of unions without being required to endorse the political practice.

Re: Realtor complains to elections board

FFC1304 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:16:50 -0400

Thanks Ms. Harper for addressing this in this manner.

How can we get all the NC Real Estate Brokers to DEMAND the name of Tony Rand OFF the NCREC bldg on Navajo Drive? He is an INSULT to all NC real estate brokers with his recent manipulation of the annexation bill.
All real estate licensees should contact the NCREC 'leadership' to demand this action NOW! Send them an email!

Re: Realtor complains to elections board

Senate — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:32:34 -0400

Would the same thing apply to unions?