Record numbers of new real estate agents and a rising number of complaints – and worse – against the industry have veterans alarmed about whether these novices really know how to buy and sell a house…. “There’s an overwhelming number of new people with inadequate training and that means there are more ethics complaints and more lawsuits…. the industry has an often-repeated standard that 20 percent of the agents do 80 percent of the work, which doesn’t leave a lot of business for newcomers.”When the tide turns, it will separate the wheat from the chaff,” Harrington said.
Browsing Category Public Perception
“Discount” brokerages
What I can’t stand is that they advertise in newspapers or mailouts they only charge 1/2 or 1-2% fee or compared to a Full Service company fee of 6%. (which is far and few) Some…
Sometimes, we can’t help ourselves
This Cathy comic feeds the public misperception of Realtors' income.