Agents Remove Listings

As a result of the Seattle Times article several agents removed their listings from the NWMLS, caving in to the perceived pressure from the article which suggested somehow Real Estate Agents were engaged in "Selling Seniors". This is pure tabloid journalism. If you believe in what you are doing, you do it well, and it is the right thing to do for you client, why would you remove your listings? What are you afraid of? Why would you allow yourself to be cowed by this misrepresentation in the Seattle Times of most of the Adult Family Homes in the market? Yes there are a few AFH's that need to be shut down. Those are the exceptions not the rule. How is it illegal or improper to represent the income derived from an Adult Family Home? Why do people allow reporters that apparently are ignorant of the business to define their business? This business is no different than any other that is measured by revenue. Brokerage of Adult Family Homes is just like brokerage of assisted living facilities, nursing facilities and other businesses that provides care to residents, just smaller. Why would the owner of an AFH have any impediment to selling their business? They have worked hard on creating the value in the business - why should they not be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor any less than the owner of a nursing facility or an assisted living facility?