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Shouldn't Users of IDX Data be Bound to the Code of Ethics we are?

Who's running the scam on this listing found on Homes.com? http://www.homes.com/listing/145629157/MESA_AZ_85205?

My client pointed this out to me and from the street photo, I was able to determine that it was a "LIAR's LISTING" put out on the web just so some company can trick unknowing buyers to sign up for their inaccurate data feed. If agents that are bound by the Code of Ethics are the one's getting the listing on the MLS, shouldn't it be a requirement that the IDX subscribers should be required to be ethical in their practices? This is a clear example of the www.realtystore.com scam to force someone to sign up for thier service.


The photo on the left is what my client saw and the one on the right is taken from the MLS with a current list price of $129,900.

Realty Store Fake List PriceMLS Data with same picture


Should they be able to remove the copyright information from the photos as an IDX feed client? Is it okay for them to make up whatever pricing they want to force someone to pay to become a lead that they can resell? Gosh, doesn't Fannie and Freddie have a restriction on calling a home a foreclosure, especially in a state where we do Trustee's Sales?

With the numerous abuses that are being committed, I feel sorry for the people that are dumb enough to subscribe to www.realtystore.com and their bogus service. Instead of subscribing to a waste of time service, get the real data from a buyer's agent you can respect that can give you the real scoop and keep you from chasing your tail. Search them out here on Active Rain and read their blogs to see if they are a match for you.

Posted Wednesday Dec 28