By Katherine Tarbox, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine
Last Friday, I traveled to Milwaukee to visit the first children’s interactive real estate exhibit at the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum. Hope you enjoy the fun.
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I have no problem with private companies underwriting non-profit activities such as the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, but what is evident in this video is disturbing on many levels. It appears to operate more as a kiosk for the agency than a hands-on interactive “geography” exhibit.
Had the museum really wanted to use real estate as a geography tool, it might have been more appropriate to show how the internet, geo-tagging technology, video tours, photo galleries, etc. and innovative ways that real estate agents are rethinking commissions are helping consumers become more pro-active buyers and sellers.
Instead, children are being used as the bait to allow CB agents to reel in new buyers and sellers. Shameful.
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Wow, the office is so small, just like all of the Coldwell Banker offices keep getting.
I have no problem with private companies underwriting non-profit activities such as the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, but what is evident in this video is disturbing on many levels. It appears to operate more as a kiosk for the agency than a hands-on interactive “geography” exhibit.
Had the museum really wanted to use real estate as a geography tool, it might have been more appropriate to show how the internet, geo-tagging technology, video tours, photo galleries, etc. and innovative ways that real estate agents are rethinking commissions are helping consumers become more pro-active buyers and sellers.
Instead, children are being used as the bait to allow CB agents to reel in new buyers and sellers. Shameful.
This is great, I love it. Great job!