VERY SUNNY AND BRIGHT BUT YET WITH LOTS OF PRIVACY

Craig Newmark himself spends way too much time handling problems related to New York City real estate listings on Craig’s List:

In New York, real estate is a blood sport. It has always been that way. A few years ago, I started to notice that it was a problem, that we were getting a lot of complaints about [fraudulent ads]. So it is a special focus of mine.

New York is the only city where we have the $10 listing fee for brokers. In terms of time, I would say I spend maybe 20 to 30 minutes a day dealing with New York real-estate problems. A lot of what I do is make sure the right person is taking care of the problem.