CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Aug. 8, 2013
- August 8, 2013 |
- CEO Update
Realtors dismiss Obama interview as publicity stunt The National Association of Realtors is feeling stung after President Barack Obama granted a public interview to the CEO of Zillow, an online real estate database that competes with NAR for market listings. Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff sat down with Obama Wednesday to take viewer questions about the president's plans to encourage homeownership. The video was streamed live through the White House website. Possibly facing questions from members about why NAR wasn't involved in the interview, the group shot out a memo earlier this week dismissing the event as "not a serious public policy discussion." "NAR has expressed… Read More