National Association of Realtors Ad (2007)

Current national TV ad run by NAR, featuring supposed buyers telling consumers: "when you have a family it's always a good time to buy", "didn't make sense for us to spend the same amount of money renting something when we could own it", "prices are favorable", etc.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• NAR
• realtors
• ad
• TV
• spin

[AdamSlowHandSmith]

BTW, I dare say realtors are STILL saying "Now is a GREAT time to buy!", and it may be more true. Problem is, it's like the Boy That Cried Wofl: they've lost ALL credibilit by trying to "game" the home-buying market for their personal fun and profits, so their advice STILL cannot be trusted when making major purchasing decisions like these.

[AdamSlowHandSmith]

Nothing but a bunch of 'weasel phrases', technical disclaimers that allow the NAR to make these claims. For example, "if we didn't buy now, we would've missed the opportunity ON THIS HOME". Those last 3 words are key, because if they didn't buy THAT home at THAT time, they MIGHT have missed that house.

What they DON'T say is they could buy an identical house DOWN THE STREET at 30% LESS this year if they waited!

Anyway, that's why I posted this video: to give it a year, and see what happens

[BoogieWithStew]

This ad is designed to lead sheep to the slaughter. And they willingly go, submerging themselves deep in debt to "own" a box of wood.

The only thing saving them now (Aug 2008), is not smarts, it's the return to 'normal' lending standards. If the lending standards were still lax, the sheep would continue their quest to debt serfdom unabated.

[IntelligentChoice]

realtors are parasites

[LeftLiberalSoCal]

@BoogieWithStew I don't understand why people say owning a box of wood is an investment when it's a really an expense. Look at all the costs. Interest, repairs, insurance, taxes. Not to mention you are now chained to the house for 30 years. I seems like even if it appreciates you are just saving your money at best which is not a bad idea if prices are the same as rents and you expect to be in the same place for 30 years but the prices are still way too high..

[LeftLiberalSoCal]

@IntelligentChoice YES

[LeftLiberalSoCal]

@AdamSlowHandSmith Yes. And "This is the best market in years IN TERMS OF CHOICE".

They substituted the word "choice" for "supply". Your average sheep cannot understand choice means supply.

These videos prove how misleading and useless Realtors are. They are nothing but sales people. They just want you to buy a house.

[AspenNomad]

OMG WTF Happened?

[jvolstad]

Gee, I wish I could wear one of those Realtor pins....NOT!

[damnright4]

Still a bad time to buy ..NAR is not looking out for your best interest

[Geotpf]

Thanks for buying the house, suckers! Now I'm buying it from the bank that foreclosed on you at less than half the price you paid for it!