Breaking News: The View” hosts call out real estate platform that reveals potential neighbors’ political beliefs: ‘None of your business…..Read More

Whoopi Goldberg explained that the real question to ask about neighbors before buying a new home is: “How much of a jerk is this guy or gal?”

The ladies of The View know that bad neighbors can come from all over the political spectrum.

During Monday’s episode, the Hot Topics panelists discussed a new real estate platform that allows potential homebuyers to view the political leanings of their future neighbors before making their big purchase. While they did not specifically name the platform, a tech start-up soft-launching this month called Oyssey claims to use social and political data — including, Axios reports, election results, campaign contributions, and commercial data — to provide buyers with a block-by-block view of the political affiliations of the area surrounding their prospective home.

Moderator Whoopi Goldberg was not onboard. “I think that is not a good idea because number one: it’s none of your business,” she said. “And number two: it just fosters more division.”

Sara Haines was in agreement. “And to pretend that our divisions are just political is the best part, because jerks come in every political affiliation and that’s what neighbors are,” she said, prompting Goldberg to reply, “That’s what you gotta ask people: how much of a jerk is this guy or gal? That’s what I want to know.”

Republican cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin also noted that there are much more important factors to take into account when purchasing a home than a neighbor’s political beliefs. “It’s just odd,” she remarked. “I would for sooner look at crime rates and the schools in the community.”

Sunny Hostin, however, acknowledged that the platform could be used as a way to protect loved ones. “I have a multiracial family, my goddaughter is gay, some of my best friends are trans, I wouldn’t want to live next to an extremist that would make my family feel unwelcome,” she said. “But I don’t think that’s a political affiliation thing, it’s a behavioral thing.”

Her cohost Ana Navarro then jokingly interjected, “Well I would avoid Palm Beach for the moment, if I were you.”

Hostin also noted that political leanings isn’t even among the most common reasons that neighbors find themselves at odds with one another. Instead, it’s usually noise-related issues, like barking dogs, house parties, and children playing outside.

“I also think with neighbors, when you get to know people as humans, and you like them, and there’s a relationship, their political beliefs just generally don’t matter that much,” Griffin said. “I don’t find that that comes up a lot, unless you’re engaging in a political discussion.

Goldberg added that only in the last couple of years has she heard people begin to openly discuss their political beliefs with one another. “I was raised, you never asked anyone how they were voting,” she explained. “I would say, ‘Ma, who you gonna vote for?’ And she’d just give me that look and she’d say to me, ‘Caryn, that’s nobody’s business.’ That stayed in my brain.”

Navarro had a very simple message for her neighbors. “Honestly?” She said. “All I care about is that they keep their yard looking good, that they mow their lawn, that they don’t have crazy trees over my yard, that they’re okay with [her dog] ChaCha, and that they don’t call the police when I have loud parties.”

Goldberg concluded, “There’s so much to be concerned about that has nothing to do with you! It’s all about what is my neighbor doing? I’m in your business, y’all, I’m in your business.”