<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>518795-00285</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Received Date:</b></TD> <TD>10/28/2005 8:14:25 AM</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Organization:</b></TD> <TD>Fridrich & Clark Realty</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Commenter:</b></TD> <TD>Crowell, Carol</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>State:</b></TD> <TD>TN</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 sold real estate over the last twenty-six years. Althought the nature of our business is competitive never before has it been to the degree it is today. Buyers and sellers are more loyal to their agent, customers are more savvy about real estate than ever before and there are many more agents now competing for the business. I am constantly changing and learning better ways to represent my buyers or sellers to compete in this business. </body> </HTML>