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 Issue of March 27, 2006 
   

‘Freakonomics’ Off Base

DAVID WLUKA
is president of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
By David Wluka
Assumptions can be dangerous. Consumers who choose to read the book “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything,” by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, could easily be led to believe that the real estate profession is about to become extinct and that the services provided by Realtors can be successfully executed without much training.

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