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Re:Facebook Still Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users ... by brad_chad on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @07:24PM (#15753072)
There is a huge difference.

1. Real estate was not easily searchable in the past.

2. An ad is at least one degree away from a broker in this process. The broker works directly with the buyer and seller while an ad passes leads to brokers.

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Re:Facebook Still Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users ... by scarface74 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:31PM (#15754017)
Sometimes I think what real estate agents can't say goes too far.

https://realestate.usnews.com/real-estate/articles/what-your...

The three that stand out are that a real estate agent can't mention crime rates, school ratings, or that a house may not be wheelchair accessible - even if the buyer asks.

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Re:Facebook Still Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users ... by mc32 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:31PM (#15754253)
That's a bit odd since now all that data is available to the public --why bind the RE agent's hands in this matter? I mean, perhaps in the past they had "insider" knowledge of those particular statistics but not today.
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