Shame on 60 Minutes...

Shame on 60 Minutes... Shame on CBS... and Shame on us for putting up with this...

I'm accountable for my actions. I earn my Commission. I tell my clients the truth. I'm a Libra. I expect news magazine format shows like 60 minutes to be the same. Be accountable. Earn your viewers. Tell us the truth.

I have no issue with commissions being negotiable. The average realtor should make less commission... they do a lot less work... and get less desireable results. What hacks me off is that I pay them (other realtors) 3% on a Co-op... and they want to pay me less than that when I sell one of their homes. Why... because they are too lazy... or too dumb... or too cheap... to do what it takes... to earn a 6% commission. I do everything I can think of to make my listings more desireable... including paying a 3% buyer's broker commission. My clients take the commission into consideration when deciding what price they will accept... and make decisions they are happy with. My clients walk away from the transaction with a smile on their face... and more money in their pocket.

It cost's more to do our business today than it ever has. Gasoline, Advertising, Insurance, Taxes, Equipment, Supplies, Paper, Printer Cartridges... and I'm charging the same percentage I did when I got my first license in 1983. I'm proud of my contribution. I'm proud of our Industry. Yes we need to always strive to be better... and my comments about the Average Realtor should not be taken to mean anything except the truth. The scarry part is the Average Doctor is likely to kill you. I don't deal in Average. I don't believe in the word enough. Enough is never enough... except for this acceptace of innacurate reporting. I've had enough of that for sure. If you agree... send 60 Minutes an email... at 60M@cbsnews.com. Tell them we expect the unbiased truth... and we are embarrased for them