Real Estate in Kansas City North

I trust you all received this email and if there is a chance that someone didn't get it, I want them to be able to read what National Association of Realtors is sending out and utilize the link they provide to voice your concerns to the CBS Network that is responsible.

Dear Fellow REALTOR®:

I am disappointed and dismayed at the biased story that 60 Minutes aired on Sunday evening. I want to let you know that we've been working to stay on top of this story.

One of the most difficult challenges we face is educating the news media about today's real estate industry. There's no better example than this 60 Minutes show. For more than a year, NAR worked with the producers who put the segment together and offered several spokespersons to be interviewed for the show, including myself. Yet, NAR's voice was strangely and noticeably absent from the segment though CBS gave time to two critics who disagree with our policies on the display of listings on the Internet.

At times, NAR and REALTORS® have often been the subject of less than accurate news coverage. Your association and its professional staff is making every effort to get the REALTOR® message out to the news media. The result is that only a fraction-less than five percent-of the vast news media we receive is negative.

We encourage all of you to contact CBS to voice your concerns -- maybe have some of your satisified customers do the same.

Thank you for your support.

Pat V. Combs
President