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Madeleine, I agree with you, in part. Blog comments (like these) should always be taken with a grain of salt. A buyer would be a fool to make a decision exclusively based on a buyer agent photo album or comment. But they would be equally foolish if they took the listing agent's description and view it as gospel. Why shouldn't both sides have a voice? As for not showing photoless listings, I do the opposite. I know they are 5x harder to deal with as a buyer's agent (time wasted in showings), but I find that photoless properties sell for $15,000 less. Poor marketing= lower price= better for my client. ---- As for "Kaufman said that it's also questionable for an agent to place their contact information in the comments section at the site..." It is Virginia law for any agent that leaves comments online to disclose their name and brokerage. I would also like to direct people to http://tinyurl.com/487q7c where my listing has her name all over it and the listing agent name and number is nowhere to be found, and the brokerage is buried. How is this any different? My site shows both the listing agent's name and number, while also showing the name of a buyer agent that has been inside the property, and reviewed it. Consumers want MORE information, from both sides. (Also my vertical photos are smashed into horizontals on her site.) Sure, some people won't like it, but this is much like the debate whether or not to move the MLS from a book in the broker's office to the... Internet! The listing agent has always had the final say when representing their client, the seller. Now the buyer's can have representation. Frank Borges LLosa Broker FranklyRealty.com Owner FranklyMLS.com