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Sign into your accountHow to Write About Politics Without Getting Blasted
October 10 2014
As a Realtor, your job is to interpret the real estate market for clients. Should your interpretation include commenting on politicians' attempts to influence and regulate homeownership? Or should you just keep your mouth shut and hope your clients' political yard signs aren't blocking your for sale sign?
I believe that when you do it right, talking about politics can position you as an informative commentator. Done wrong, it can alienate your client base.
Here's a simple two-question test that tells you which political issues will help improve your reputation and which will cost you customers:
- Does the issue influence my clients' home value or their ability to buy or sell property?
- Is NAR's position on the issue one that benefits my clients, too?
If you answer "no" to ether question, it's not a good issue for your communications with homeowners. An issue is only appropriate to discuss with clients if it's directly related to real estate. When an issue benefits Realtors but not homeowners, you're wise to avoid the topic, too.
If you can answer "yes" to both those questions, the political issue is one you should be talking about to your client base. It benefits them to know about it and it benefits your industry as well.