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Daily Real Estate News | March 27, 2006 | NAR Takes Issue With Good Morning America Segment NAR President Thomas M. Stevens is asking the producers of ABC TV'S "Good Morning America" for equal time after the show ran a misleading and misinformed consumer-advice segment about real estate practitioners. The segment, which aired March 24 under the title, "Tricks of the Trade: Confessions of a REALTOR®," claims consumers shouldn't trust everything practitioners say. The segment "gave a very inaccurate, grossly misleading and unfair depiction of the nation's REALTORS®," says Stevens. "Several of the allegations made by the guest described practices that violate the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, such as intentionally misrepresenting a property and could be grounds for suspension of membership. Because of the Code, all REALTORS® know such behavior is wrong." Stevens called upon the producers to balance the show's coverage by giving REALTORS® the chance to respond. Read advice on what your broker won't tell you from the show and view NAR's Code of Ethics online. — NAR