Newmark offers Craigslist advice for real estate professionals

“Just be straight with people” when posting real estate listings on Craigslist, founder Craig Newmark told industry professionals at Inman’s Real Estate Connect conference yesterday. “Don’t do any keyword spamming… people online are getting smarter and smarter.” Newmark said that the real estate section of his classified listings site is mostly self-policed and that there are fewer indiscretions by agents now than there were five years ago. “In New York, I have agents quite frequently sending us e-mail about other agents‘ inappropriate acts,” including posting in the “for sale by owner” section, he said. Other words of wisdom from Newmark: avoid posting listings more than once every 48 hours and always disclose what agency you are affiliated with, he said. [Inman News]