Top Real Estate Sites Remove Crime Data and Their Excuses Couldn’t Be More Disingenuous – Opinion

It is not the only thing that makes corporate politics seem outrageously correct. See Roger Goodell, a BLM advocate and the NFL. Another example is the over-the-top corporate politics of correctness, which are dishonestly disguised in excuses. This is an example: The top two real estate websites will not include crime statistics in the areas where they list properties.

Redfin.com and Realtor.com, online real estate websites, have announced that they would delete neighborhood crime data. They may have different reasons, but their similarities are obvious. Like putting lipstick on two different pigs — but the dishonesty is the same.

Wokemania From Redfin, https://t.co/VbncIuN7vq

Two major real estate search engines nix crime data in racial equity push https://t.co/DNeTAae9uL

— Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) December 15, 2021

A statement from Realtor.com entitled A Call to Industry: Together Address Fair HousingDavid Doctorow is the CEO. He begins by making an innocuous statement.

Our team is motivated by the desire to make real estate simpler, particularly for those who are first homebuyers, in this complex real estate market.

Okay. But isn’t simplifying the process an objective for most realtors, particularly those that market homes to first-time homebuyers?

Ah, but there’s more (emphasis, mine).

We keep coming up against the same old, persistent problem. the ability to afford and own a home can be unjustly limited by one’s race, ethnicity, or other personal characteristics.

As a relative newcomer to the real estate industry, I’ve been struck by how entrenched this problem is. There are many stories about Asian, Hispanic, and Black homebuyers being treated unequally, beginning with the ability to view any homes that they want.Continue on to mortgage and appraisal processes.

In almost People of color often face obstacles along their way making homeownership dreams difficult..

Wait — how does removing neighborhood crime statistics make a home purchase more affordable for anyone, regardless of color or ethnicity? It doesn’t — it’s nonsense.

Then, this:

These People are also subject to challenges due to their religion, gender or sexual orientation. No matter what the root cause may be To level the playing field in real estate, more needs to be done. Realtor.com has been trying to overcome these obstacles.

You can take, We removed the layer of crime from all searches on Realtor.com earlier in the month to rethink safety information on Realtor.com and how we can best integrate it as part of a consumer’s home search experience.

Call me crazy, but if I’m considering buying a home, I want to know about neighborhood crime statistics. It would be a shame if they didn’t, especially for people of color as well as members of the LGBTQ Community.

“In the weeks and months ahead,” Doctorow wrote, “We plan to examine closely what neighborhood safety means [huh?] for buyers and renters who use our site so we can reimagine how we integrate safety data on Realtor.com.”

It is our goal to provide consumers with the highest quality products and services. Get the best, most reliable, and exact neighborhood data [data is data; it is not driven by political correctness]They can then make educated decisions on where to live or rent.

“We’ve also been collaborating with impressive advocates who have decades of fair housing experience,” Doctorow said. Of course, they’re collaborating with advocates.

Redfin’s “Chief Growth Officer,” Christian Taubman, at least came closer to honesty — with the operative word being closer. 

The title Neighborhood Crime Data Doesn’t Belong on Real Estate Sites,Taubman wrote

Recent developments have Redfin.com decided not to include neighborhood crime data.

This was something we were thinking about. because we’re very much focused on answering all the questions people have when they’re considering a home purchase, and we know that one of these questions is whether they’ll feel safe in a given home or neighborhood.

So removing crime data helps people know whether they’ll feel safe, how? Again, call me crazy, but it seems the more data I have relative to potentially safety — or lack thereof — the more informed decision I can make for me and my family.

Taubman went after it.

But the data available don’t allow us to speak accurately to that question, and given the long history of redlining and racist housing covenants in the United States there’s too great a risk of this inaccuracy reinforcing racial bias. We believe that Redfin–and all real estate sites–should not show neighborhood crime data.

That is illogical insanity at its politically-correct “best.”

You can get worse. It’s hilariously so.

Safety is what people are most interested in, and not crime.

Einstein said that neighborhood safety is a function of how much crime there is. There’s more humor:

Our research revealed one important thing: there’s real variety in how people define and evaluate safety, and that it doesn’t line up very well with purely crime-based data.

“Reported crimes may not accurately reflect actual crimes,” Taubman argues, because racismOder something. As Taubman contends:  “Crime statistics risk including racial bias.” [Rolling-eyes emoji]

This is an example of the absurd, race-centric, nonsense plaguing much of America right now. I honestly see it becoming far more severe before any sense or honesty returns.

Be careful when you make your next purchase of a home.

Your family’s safety is totally on you.