We have shared other’s thoughts and responses to the 60 Minutes story on our industry. We wish to share our own.

We believe that they were wrong to run an advertorial for Redfin.  Instead, they could have discussed the long term success of Assist-2-Sell, Help-U-Sell, ZipRealty and other firms that have proven to be successful over time, if their aim was to point out the benefits of discount-priced realty firms.  They could have also discussed the fact that real estate commissions were declining due to intense competition from within the industry, long before Redfin showed up, and that commissions have been reduced by billions of dollars in the past 15 years.  60 Minutes chose to ignore these facts.

 "The agent that was interviewed by 60 minutes just happened to be a RE/MAX agent.  She was interviewed by RE/MAX and in the interview, she voiced her frustration over what was said in her interview and what was reported.  Apparently 60 minutes had an agenda and the truly good things she said ended up on the editing floor and not in the TV show—which ended up making her look stupid for lack of a better word and unfortunately making realtors in general look stupid."