Prospective agents enroll in a course, receive a book roughly the size of “War and Peace,” and then spend the next year learning how to calculate mortgages and not find themselves in a lawsuit - unless they pay extra for an accelerated course where they do all of that in six to eight weeks. However, as business changes and local MLS systems become regional MLS systems, the licensing process remains stagnant. Yes, many bad apples are out there spoiling the bunch. Yes, we as professionals need to do a much better job improving the state of the real estate industry and the professionalism of those who work within it. There are agents who do business ethically and professionally, and there are others who have chosen otherwise. I wish I could tell you that, but real estate is no fairy-tale world.” Wherever there are human beings, there will be human beings falling victim to the temptations of greed, self-interest, pride and the like. To paraphrase Red in “The Shawshank Redemption,” “I wish I could tell you that real estate buyers and sellers fought the good fight, and the real estate agents let them be. However, as is often the case, nostalgia has polished up those rough edges. Sellers always got the highest and best price for their property buyers were always treated with respect and secured the optimal property for themselves and, above all, real estate agents always put the needs of those clients first. To listen to some, this was a time of peace and tranquility. By the way, a newspaper are those things you find on the floor of the subway or occasionally what you’ll be served fries in at an Irish pub.) (A note to younger agents - yes, people used to advertise real estate properties in the classified section of newspapers. Remember when things were simpler? No tweets, Pinterest boards, electronic signatures, IDX, Trulia, mobile or tablet worries, Zillow - just real estate agents, their book of listings, a trusted base of clients, door knocking, cold calling the phone book, and placing classified ads in newspapers? It boils down to one constant - change - and one universal truth: Most people don’t like change. It’s the hot topic before things cool down and we move on to discuss the next new amazing tool for consumers/assault on the fabric of the real estate industry.Īre the end times upon us? No. Major initiatives are rumoured or announced, and depending on whom you ask, it’s a blessing or a curse. Critics and proponents have made their voices heard wherever they can as we find ourselves in what has become the new norm for this industry. All rights reserved.Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or in front of a television watching World Cup), you’ve most likely heard about Zillow’s new “Coming Soon” feature and/or that Trulia is reportedly in talks to purchase operator Move Inc. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate The Masiello Group may be marked with the Internet Data Exchange logo and detailed information about those properties will include the name of the listing broker(s) when required by the MLS. The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of MLSPIN MLS (last updated Mon 7:06:44 AM EST) or NEREN MLS (last updated Sun 11:36:01 PM EST) or MREIS (last updated Sun 11:27:37 PM EST).
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