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I was in a CE class once with an agent whose skirt was incredibly short and her shirt was ultra-sheer (if you catch my drift). Her phone never stopped ringing ....
There should ALWAYS be some sort of dress code hell business casual I don't care. I was looking at a house and I couldn't get anyone to meet me there so I called the listing agent. She was very punctual. Drove up in a new Caddy. Nice car. Gets out not so nice. Pair of sweat pants, a old sweater and a old man beret type hat. ALL of them dirty stained and animal fur all over. Not to mention she didn't know the house well. If you expect to get my business you can at least dress like you give a damn. Even though we called and specifically set the appointment her excuse was sorry I forgot all about it. Yeah thanks but no thanks.
The other agent? Clean shaven, suit and tie. Drove a older MB but it was clean.
The other agent who works with me told me about going to a class one day. She always dresses very nicely. She said she walked into the room where the class was supposed to be and stopped in her tracks. "Must be in the wrong room", she thought to herself. I guess the majority of the agents in the room were so sloppily dressed she literally thought she was in the wrong place! I admit, I have seen this as well at various classes or other gatherings like association annual meetings and such.
It is very warm most of the year where I live, and I like dresses and cotton skirts because they are more comfortable. I wear slacks or capris sometimes with nice matching tops. Almost everyone here wears sandals most of the time, I have nice ones, no flip flops for work but I do see some of the men in polished loafers. They look great, too. Professional but not over done with their casual business slacks and either a quality aloha shirt or golf type shirt.
Our culture here is extremely casual so it's very easy to get lazy and think "oh no one here dresses up" however I feel that one should look polished and businesslike even if you're not on your way to Rodeo Drive or Wall Street. Hair, makeup, impeccable grooming for both sexes. Obviously if I'm showing rural acreage that's a day where you might see me in jeans with a pair of running shoes and some socks in the back of my jeep, but they're still new and nice looking, not something I would wear to work in the yard.
Right, wrong or indifferent, it is what it is. Dress like you want others to perceive you.
Yesterday, Christmas Day, me and Mom watched HGTV a lot, and watched the program whereas the Real Estate Agent showed 3 properties, and the Consumers picked the one they liked best. Yesterday was dedicated to Hawaii, and every 30 minutes a new episode came on, and people looked at homes on all four islands. Their Real Estate Agents always wore shorts and sandals, and so did the Consumers. But they were barefoot when they toured the inside of the homes.
Yesterday, Christmas Day, me and Mom watched HGTV a lot, and watched the program whereas the Real Estate Agent showed 3 properties, and the Consumers picked the one they liked best. Yesterday was dedicated to Hawaii, and every 30 minutes a new episode came on, and people looked at homes on all four islands. Their Real Estate Agents always wore shorts and sandals, and so did the Consumers. But they were barefoot when they toured the inside of the homes.
How you dress is relative to the culture.
Everyone here always removes their shoes before stepping inside anyone's house. That is our culture.
I have been visiting open houses in a number of towns in Boston metro. Century 21 does not seem to be as big around here as other areas, so I have only seen a few gold blazers. Most of the male real estate agents wear suits and ties and most of the women are impeccably dressed. I've seen a few scruffy ones around my particular town.
I have been visiting open houses in a number of towns in Boston metro. Century 21 does not seem to be as big around here as other areas, so I have only seen a few gold blazers. Most of the male real estate agents wear suits and ties and most of the women are impeccably dressed. I've seen a few scruffy ones around my particular town.
I can't remember seeing a C21 agent in the Boston area wearing the old gold blazer since I started in this business. Also, (maybe this is just my area I know you are looking in other towns) I would say most agents dress business casual (i.e. kakis and a button down shirt for a man). Some of the male agents at times will wear a sport jacket. As the business world in this area has gone pretty much entirely business casual, I don't have a problem with people dressing in this manner. From time to time though, I do bump into agents wearing shorts, jeans, t-shirts, etc. which I think is completely unprofessional. In fact, this summer I had a showing with a listing agent who showed up at his $1M+ listing wearing shorts and sandals. I was aghast and if that were my house and I found out he would be fired.
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