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“Getting Close to Move-In!”
That’s the headline on a glowing review of 1555 Wabash by “LadyDesigner” at our NewHomeNotebook.com site.
The review was written from an IP address assigned to New West Realty, which is marketing the project. LadyDesigner’s e-mail address – no surprise here – traces to a New West employee.
Take a look at the Facebook pages and the blogs for projects marketed by New West and you’ll see this type of deception isn’t an isolated instance. In my opinion, it’s a deliberate pattern of deceit – and one that’s executed as transparently and stupidly as any I’ve seen.
This type of behavior has to stop. It tarnishes the real estate industry, most of whose practitioners find this conduct as offensive as I do.
Until New West cleans up its act by removing from the Web all of the deceptive information it’s planted, this site will not write any posts on New West projects that rely on information furnished by New West.
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Can you do the same w/ American Invsco? I don’t think it’s right that they are getting free press
when they are very shady.
Allison,
This might seem like splitting hairs …
American Invsco, to the best of my knowledge, has not attempted to use any of our sites as a vehicle to deceive. That’s the line that’s being drawn here, and I’ve drawn it repeatedly against both people who bash developers as well as those who promote them.
There’s ample coverage of consumer reactions to American Invsco’s business practices on the Web, and we’ve linked to a number of those stories.
New West Realty are the guys guilty of building all those butt-ugly strip malls all over the city. That alone makes them stupid.
To their credit, they’ve at least built some more acceptable developments of late
They are slumlords first and foremost.
They own about ten dilapidated buildings in and around Taylor Street.
If their new construction is as well managed and well cared for as their other properties, you can sell your car and ride a rat right out of your bedroom to work each day. With a cockroach in each hand no less!
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