<HTML> <HEAD> <title>WebForm1</title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1"> <meta name="CODE_LANGUAGE" content="Visual Basic .NET 7.1"> <meta name="vs_defaultClientScript" content="JavaScript"> <meta name="vs_targetSchema" content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content='text/html; charset=UTF-8'> </HEAD> <body > <TABLE id="Table1" cellSpacing="1" cellPadding="1" width="100%" border="0"> <TR> <TD><b>Comment Number:</b></TD> <TD>518795-00277</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Received Date:</b></TD> <TD>10/26/2005 3:51:07 PM</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Organization:</b></TD> <TD>South Bay Association of Realtors</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Commenter:</b></TD> <TD>Cohen-Edwards, Phyllis</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>State:</b></TD> <TD>CA</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Agency:</b></TD> <TD>Federal Trade Commission</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Rule:</b></TD> <TD>Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Docket ID:</b></TD> <TD>To Be Added</TD> </TR> <TR> <td colspan='2'>No Attachments</td> </TR> </TABLE> <hr/> <b>Comments:</b><br/><br/> I have been a Realtor for 33 years. I take pride in being a professional full time Realtor, with integrity, and the ability to guide my clients through a successful real estate transaction! Competition has ALWAYS been a part of this profession, and it always will be, and the consumers benefit from that competition. Nothing encourages a competitive business environment more than providing consumers the right to choose. In the residential real estate marketplace, consumers not only are able to choose from more than 76,000 brokerage firms and more than 1.2 million Realtors, but also from a variety of business models. Each and every Realtor has the opportunity to work hard, make a commitment to professional standards, and dedicate themselves to their clients. The consumer has the right to work with the best, and they are willing to pay for the services of a real estate professional!!! </body> </HTML>