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As for Mike Peterson....I know you don't like me telling the truth and wish I would shut up so you can give the lalaland stories...this is how it is and I hope it won't happen to others, but I have met many people with the same issues...too bad for the business....but it is not me who should be blamed...you should blame the people who came into your business and made a mess of it and left clients with out the professional care as they should get. That is maybe why many in our neighborhood started to do FSBO.
What i told about the realtor who is a convicted felon...well proof has been send to one of your fellow realtors.....
As I said, if someone reads through previous posts they will get an idea of the slant of some posters.
You must be the most unusual person because no matter what, if there is something that could be construed as bad that a realtor can do it has happened to you.
I really don't care if you keep posting or not because you have shown what your ulterior motive is.
I will keep posting also, especially when I see the truth stretched or downright lies, and I will post what I see to be the truth.
We list more than our share of homes and the problems bentlebee describes happens on a very rare occasion. Luckily most listing agents don't run into these problems.
Maybe the problem he had was being all new construction. Builders and investors always seem to have a problem with vandalism / theft occurring in areas they build homes.
I deal with alot of new construction also and it does happen but not on a widespread basis.
4. Real estate sales went down!!!
How much less did the realtors sell? So to take only FSBO as being sold as lower....
By the way I wrote this before....I received a card froma realtor stating this property was sold by him in the last month......That house was mine and he didn't sell it, so much for all these polls and percentages.....
That was a percent of total sales. So the Realtor portion increased from 82% to 88%.
Why do I have to sign this....If I haven't signed an agreement to be represented by this agent, I'm not represented and don't need to sign it...
Maybe I should draw up a paper stating I don't want that realtor to represent me and have him sign it...would he....?
Absolutely. That is the same document being discussed. The only difference is you are presenting it instead of vice versa. I'd sign it w/o thinking twice.
Certain types of clients seem to attract certain kinds of Realtors. When looking at personalities and expectations it is small wonder these things happen. The most anti-Realtor people out there typically have had a bad experience. Perhaps if the consumer would actually interview and select qualified Realtors instead of just picking the lowest commission (which works fine for some) there would be fewer complaints. But it all comes full circle...some people will always pick the wrong Realtor for the wrong reasons and then it becomes "all Realtors are this bad...".
Anyone can have a bad experience with a realtor, a doctor, a dentist, a car salesman, but if you consistently continue to have problems with everyone you deal with in the field, maybe it is you. I rarely hear of some of these issues in my market with being so careless with someone's property. I am thankful I am in an area that puts great value on continuing ed and ethics. We all pretty much know each other and I feel look out for each other. If I show a listing and notice something wrong, like a piece of privacy fence was blown down at one, I call the agent and let them know. I am obsessive about locking up and turning out lights, etc. I guess realtors like real estate are local also.
A Realtor provides a service as an intermediary , just like a travel agent , a property broker, food broker , the list is long. Most of these service entities have been deregulated.
A lot of the problems I see here , could be in other ways mirrored in the brokerage business in general. An " honest broker" , is a general wish by all. They DO provide a needed service. As I see it , a lot of the problems with Real estate , is , its state regulated , varies so much from state to state. In that respect , the industry should be deregulated , too many rules muddy the water , and , hamper the broker from concentrating at the core of what he or she needs to do , serve the customer. These days , real estate is truly interstate in nature , and , should be exempt from outdated state regulations.
These days , real estate is truly interstate in nature , and , should be exempt from outdated state regulations.
Real estate is not interstate. Commercial real estate maybe, investment properties maybe. Not residential real estate. Even if we had some type of national licensure or uniform regulations, I still wouldn't help people buy properties in another state. I don't know anything about those areas.
Yes, we are intermediaries in the transaction, but it really is a different ball game than buying a plane ticket. Hawaii has lava flows, CA earthquakes, OK has tornadoes, etc. I think the goal really is to help consumers make informed choices, which really means local agents. Each state values different things because of their own "state culture." Oregon has really strict zoning laws, which is difficult for people coming from other parts of the country. Salem, OR has tree preservation codes. An out of city agent most likely won't know that.
The fact is that state regs have come about because someone got screwed over.
Real estate is not interstate. Commercial real estate maybe, investment properties maybe. Not residential real estate. Even if we had some type of national licensure or uniform regulations, I still wouldn't help people buy properties in another state. I don't know anything about those areas.
Yes, we are intermediaries in the transaction, but it really is a different ball game than buying a plane ticket. Hawaii has lava flows, CA earthquakes, OK has tornadoes, etc. I think the goal really is to help consumers make informed choices, which really means local agents. Each state values different things because of their own "state culture." Oregon has really strict zoning laws, which is difficult for people coming from other parts of the country. Salem, OR has tree preservation codes. An out of city agent most likely won't know that.
The fact is that state regs have come about because someone got screwed over.
Right.
State regulation is reminiscent of when we had a "Constitution" in these United States. The Constitution specifically left some autonomy to the states. Unless authority was specifically reserved as a Federal Power, it was left to the states.
i can't find anything about "real estate Brokerage regulation" in the under-utilized, under-appreciated Constitution...
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