tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post3843315974598603970..comments2024-03-08T08:55:52.985-08:00Comments on Whispers from the Edge of the Rainforest: Thursday Post #2: Another media scandal from the real estate industry? News article appears to be contrived shill piece from PR company.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-23072746738812180282013-04-08T11:40:37.046-07:002013-04-08T11:40:37.046-07:00Thanks Mary. Totally agree and understand. Yes I w...Thanks Mary. Totally agree and understand. Yes I was misquoted. what I had advised in the interview is when investments are below book value, rather than cystalize the loss and face the double whammy of having to pay income taxes on the redemption, a HELOC can act as bridge to make ends meet. Would never advocate living off a HELOC without consideration of how to pay for it. Rob Regan-Pollockhttp://www.teamrrp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-17845669725992597942013-04-07T02:42:26.073-07:002013-04-07T02:42:26.073-07:00*shakes head and glares at Rob Regan-Pollock
karm...*shakes head and glares at Rob Regan-Pollock<br /><br />karma is going to get you. and your house. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-37250915947362502872013-04-05T17:37:24.716-07:002013-04-05T17:37:24.716-07:00Rob, thanks for the response -- that seems like a ...Rob, thanks for the response -- that seems like a pretty major omission on Mrs. Deveau's part.<br /><br />Can you clarify whether the rest of the article was a fair reflection of your conversation? That article contained shockingly poor financial advice. For example, it broadly perpetuates the myth that HELOCs are "free money" rather than debt. You are even quoted as calling HELOC borrowing "sustainable" based on a presumed increase in home value.<br /><br />Between Mrs. Deveau's omission of your employee/employer relationship with Mr. Hoegg and the breathless and innumerate endorsement of the services you offer, I hope you can understand why some may have leaped to the conclusion that you had engaged Mrs. Deveau in a PR capacity.Many Franksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-63657356439056159532013-04-05T16:39:24.036-07:002013-04-05T16:39:24.036-07:00Hello Whisperer - Rob Regan-Pollock here. Mr. Sieg...Hello Whisperer - Rob Regan-Pollock here. Mr. Siegle advised me of this incident as part of our company's governance. Happy to share facts with you and your readers. Postmedia contacted our Marketing Dept requesting a western broker to interview for a retirement piece focusing on how high home values factor into retirement planning. I was introduced to Denise Deveau at her request and was interviewed. She asked if I knew of any retirement aged individuals who met the profile and introduced my employee Mr. Hoegg with full disclosure. I fully expected Denise to mention this in the article and was shocked to find out about what really happened. I appreciate you fact checking the article. In future I welcome you to undertake your own fact checking as this rests solely with the reporter. Rob Regan-Pollockhttp://www.teamrrp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-25505966874943523312013-04-05T14:11:29.134-07:002013-04-05T14:11:29.134-07:00RRP and I work for the same company and I have bee...RRP and I work for the same company and I have been associated with him for years.I also know Rob through our work within the mortgage industry as we both have held or currently hold positions with our professional associations. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941409074485398344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-8186830470120957522013-04-05T13:21:27.259-07:002013-04-05T13:21:27.259-07:00Thanks for this Gary.
If we may, how do you know ...Thanks for this Gary.<br /><br />If we may, how do you know RRP and who did you talk to in their firm?<br /><br />The communications company was BlueSky?Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524022285962626228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-85351847175708171702013-04-05T13:15:59.534-07:002013-04-05T13:15:59.534-07:00I did some further investigating since RRP and tea...I did some further investigating since RRP and team are well known to me and scandal does not fit in the least with the profile and reputation of Rob and his team. <br /><br />This article was initiated by the communications company not RRP as is suggested. <br /><br />RRP made full disclosure to the journalist as to who Allan Hoeg was and his relationship to the RRP team. <br /><br />Through the editorial process, some comments were taken out of context.<br /><br /><br />Gary Sieglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-92012757391911777322013-03-31T13:21:28.421-07:002013-03-31T13:21:28.421-07:00New low reached. Next up, an even lower low. RE ...New low reached. Next up, an even lower low. RE scumbags have zero credHAM Solonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-76370705204388715692013-03-29T09:22:18.740-07:002013-03-29T09:22:18.740-07:00Great work again Whisperer....
This is a severe c...Great work again Whisperer....<br /><br />This is a severe conflict of interest across the board, and an ethical violation at minimum by RRP and the media. As a member of the public I do not want to see representatives of RRP masquerading as someone like me to get their message across... that is a scam. This is done without disclosure, which is intent to deceive. <br /><br />"Of course if CBC-TV and CTV-TV knew they were actually talking to two MAC employees, do you think they would have run the feature?"<br /><br />I think it is possible. The MSM may still run industry pieces regardless of journalistic quality or integrity, because they are bought and paid for by the industry. Follow the money...<br /><br />The media here is complicit, this is as clear as day. <br /><br />What I also find disturbing is the use of child photos to illustrate the RRP team. I infer that this is an agency that operates as a bunch of children, luring you in with the notion of innocence to gain your trust. This is not professional but in my view unprofessional. It is none of my business what you looked like as a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-55116185992698378472013-03-29T07:45:17.915-07:002013-03-29T07:45:17.915-07:00In a normal world, the RE "correction" w...In a normal world, the RE "correction" we are experiencing would be front page news and everybody would be talking about it. But not in our manipulated new world where the media and the RE industry are in bed with each other; pulling the wool over the public's eyes. Those two industries have lost any remaining shred of credibility they once had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-50196402085628785602013-03-29T06:34:40.089-07:002013-03-29T06:34:40.089-07:00George Orwell said it best regarding the definitio...George Orwell said it best regarding the definition of journalism: "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-77668586627581731232013-03-29T02:15:16.846-07:002013-03-29T02:15:16.846-07:00Hopefully someone will be punished!
This is start...Hopefully someone will be punished!<br /><br />This is starting to get ridiculous, if it weren't for whisperer and others the media would get away with this.<br /><br />I thought disclaimers were the law, how is this happening??<br /><br />Landbaronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-66460013424349483252013-03-29T01:50:31.242-07:002013-03-29T01:50:31.242-07:00Another great find!!! Keep up the good work!Another great find!!! Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-67153123775697928292013-03-28T22:24:25.000-07:002013-03-28T22:24:25.000-07:00Outstanding investigative work on this piece.
Sa...Outstanding investigative work on this piece. <br /><br />Sadly, no one will be punished and nothing will change.<br /><br />Move along, move along, nothing to see here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-4642921096953615062013-03-28T21:53:39.895-07:002013-03-28T21:53:39.895-07:00Well it is obvious that Allan Hoegg, Bluesky Commu...Well it is obvious that Allan Hoegg, Bluesky Communications and Team RRP have not visited this site in the past month. They would know better.<br /><br />BTW when I see a Company called Bluesky Communications why do I think of an OTCBB pump and dump is about to be unleashed on the unsuspecting investing public? Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956155381690841710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-74886972755212757802013-03-28T21:45:51.800-07:002013-03-28T21:45:51.800-07:00Scandalous!Scandalous!JRnoreply@blogger.com