Comments on: Inside the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors’ Convention. Buyer beware? No. It’s Licensees Beware.

By: Kapowich pleased to be included in Craig Mackenzie's Carnival of Real Estate #61

Kapowich pleased to be included in Craig Mackenzie's Carnival of Real Estate #61 — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:02:29 +0000

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By: Kapowich makes short-list of industry nominees on Bloodhound Realty's Weblog

Kapowich makes short-list of industry nominees on Bloodhound Realty's Weblog — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:30:00 +0000

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Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:09:52 +0000

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By: The Odysseus Medal competition — Voting for the People’s Choice Award nominated posts is open | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:35:16 +0000

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By: The Odysseus Medal competition — The long list | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:09:06 +0000

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By: Pat Kapowich

Pat Kapowich — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:07:37 +0000

Very good! Thanks Brian! I'm glad to hear you are a "belt & suspenders" kind of guy.

By: Brian Brady

Brian Brady — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:12:35 +0000

You completely misunderstood my article.

It is a satirical poke at the Realtors (individually) who called for tougher mortgage licensing laws. It was a further poke at the ethical dilemma presented by dual function licensees that individual Realtors criticize.

I merely said that if the issue were strong enough, CAR had the power to change it.

…and that is not flawed thinking. IF the issues were truly serious, CAR would have addressed them already.