Redfin, any Opinions?

In an article from REALTOR Magazine titled "Redfin CEO Says He's Being Picked On", Glenn Kelman states that their comany's signs are being destroyed, and stolen. Does he think his company is unique in that only his company's signs are being tampered with?

Along with many other colleagues I can tell you that this is a common occurrence in real estate. I know of co-workers faces painted with horns, mustaches, etc... on their signs. Personally I have had my signs torn down, vandalized, etc... I believe that what he is experiencing is normal. We all have stories about our signs and the problems we face when they are hanging up in a yard.

In addition, did Mr. Kelman think everyone would be happy with him and his company after he went on CBS and gave full service brokerages a bad name? Some people were very angry with him and CBS for a long time after the story aired on TV. Do some people dislike Redfin? Of course, and a small percentage of those people may actually take actions such as defacing his signs or stealing them.

Personally I would not do such a thing, however people are emotional creatures who sometimes react on feelings instead of thinking through the situation. However, I believe that the majority of the time its probably some teenager/youngster having fun and doing what comes natural to some of them.

Should he worry that he is being picked on? No. Most full service agents have forgotten about the story and moved on with our lives. We know the value we posses and bring to the table for our buyer and sellers. We do what we have always done, and that is giving our clients the best service possible.

I have left a link if would like to read the article. Also, I placed the link to the CBS story "Chipping Away At Realtors' Six Percent".

http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2008012905?OpenDocument

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/11/60minutes/main2790865.shtml