This bastardization of having private sellers representing themselves using the same professional marketing system
as licensed Realtors occurred.
Why are we,
as licensed Realtors, talking to anyone with confidential information about Joe Public?
And
as licensed REALTORS (r) you can be confident knowing you are working with professionals adhering to the highest ethical standards and practices.
As licensed realtors, we are regulated by the Texas Real Estate Commission, which means your interests are protected and there is clarity during the sales process.
The only problem with letting «willy nillies» have access to the MLS is we,
as licensed Realtors, can do little to police their ethics and when they err we could be tarred with the same brush.
Never have I or I suspect any of the 100,000 or so Canadian members been queried by our National Organization as to our thoughts or concerns
as licensed Realtors with regard to this critical issue.
As a licensed Realtor ™ I know how important your credit score is, so I am pleased to share today's guest post with my readers --
The last 5 and a half years I have been self employed
as a licensed Realtor in the Houston, TX area.
Over 43 + years
as a licensed Realtor, only in the past few years have I been asked to be an «unofficial cop» and a «unpaid spy for FINTRAC».
Cameron
as a licensed Realtor (I assume) you never want to admit to anyone that «I am no expert on RECO or REBBA 2002».
As a licensed realtor of 28 years I wonder why what used to be «broker licensing» courses no longer qualify as education credits.
I love what I do and I can't imagine working in any other industry, but I'm questioning if I want to work in this industry
as a licensed Realtor.
Is This Profitable???...
As a licensed realtor I charge a fee to my clients....
I pay enough to value my position
as a licensed Realtor and am thank ful for any break.
He's had more than 30 years of residential and commercial real estate experience
as a licensed realtor, a real estate investor, and a fundraiser.
As a licensed Realtor, I can assist in all aspects of real estate transactions from finding and showing properties, to negotiating contracts all the way to the closing table.
We are happy to have William Stokes on board with
us as a licensed REALTOR ® in the state of Iowa.
Kye worked for a number of years
as a licensed realtor, and is known internationally for his social media & online marketing adventures.
With over 10 years» experience
as a Licensed Realtor, David has been assisting his clients in the purc...
As a licensed REALTOR since 2000, an active member of The Clement Team and Co-Broker Owner of RE / MAX Properties, Inc., (a 30 year old multi-generational family owned company) I am deeply committed to providing my real estate clients with the best buying or selling experience through professional and educated representation.
As a licensed Realtor, I decided to start a new website, http://midcenturymoderntampa.com/.
His experience
as a licensed REALTOR since 2009 and personality that lends itself towards details and accuracy are assets to him in this position.
Travis» passion for marketing and his background
as a licensed Realtor translate to unparalleled absorption rates and sales conversion for his agent - clients.
As a Northern Virginia Real Estate Consultant with more than 30 years
as a licensed Realtor, I help clients successfully buy and sell homes and condos in the Arlington, Virginia area.
As a licensed REALTOR ®, real estate investor and home owner in this community, Chris diligently keeps a close eye on the local housing market and understands the complexity of buying and selling in this setting.
Not exact matches
Piper is a
licensed international luxury
REALTOR ® at First Team Christie's International Luxury Real Estate, one of the world's largest luxury real estate brokerages
as well
as a Certified International Property Specialist, the only international designation recognized by the National Association of
REALTORS ®.
As long as brokerages continue to hire anyone with a pulse and a license Realtors will continue to get a bad reputatio
As long
as brokerages continue to hire anyone with a pulse and a license Realtors will continue to get a bad reputatio
as brokerages continue to hire anyone with a pulse and a
license Realtors will continue to get a bad reputation.
Of course
as with all purchases, when buying a leasehold property, you should always do your due diligence with your
realtor to ensure the property is suitable for your needs and to have the property inspected by a
licensed home inspector.
Pointing to the fact that many home inspection
licensing bills, such
as the one in Virginia, are pushed forward by the state's
Realtor association, Anderson argues that real estate agents have a financial interest in having cheap, low - quality, basic inspections so their deals can close.
However,
Realtors then began pushing for
licensing, at which point, Parham recognized that inspectors needed to have a seat at the table to ensure that their interests were protected,
as well
as the public's.
On top of getting inspectors
licensed, Anderson argues that agents have also been behind the push in many states to include regulatory statutes that require inspectors to carry E&O insurance,
as this further protects
Realtors from liability by providing another pocket to pick if things go south in the transaction.
As a result, the founders of Zillow decided to use that money to tackle the monopoly the National Association of
Realtors (NAR) had on U.S. real estate data (NAR represents all
licensed real estate brokers, agents and salespeople, working in the U.S.).
As a
Realtor for over forty years, (and with Broker's
licenses in seven states, in my career), I have had an interest in «affordable housing» and could never make the numbers work for my investors.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Century 21 Today, Inc., Bloomfield Hills • MI 2002 — 2005 / 2010 — Present
Licensed Realtor / Administrative Support Began as Administrative Assistant and became a licensed Realtor and Notary
Licensed Realtor / Administrative Support Began
as Administrative Assistant and became a
licensed Realtor and Notary
licensed Realtor and Notary Public.
Keller Williams Realty, Location 1999 — Present
Licensed Realtor — Residential Orchestrated
as the Florida
Licensed Real Estate Professional specializing in Equestrian Estate Homes in Wellington, Florida.
«More than 50 percent of complaints nationwide that are filed with state real estate
licensing authorities are about issues that are not governed by the
REALTOR ® Code of Ethics,» explains ORRA Standards Task Force 2014 Chairman Jeff Fagan, Watson Realty Corp. «We wanted to create a program that both educates ORRA members over and above compliance with the COE, and serves
as a source of recognition for those who complete the program.»
To
license its members the right to display the emblem seal of the National Association and the right to use the terms
REALTOR ®,
REALTORS ®, or
REALTOR - ASSOCIATE ® which terms are hereby defined
as designating a person or persons engaged in the real estate business who is a Board Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS ®.
In
licensing to Member Boards the right and duty to control the use of terms «
REALTOR ®» and «
REALTOR - ASSOCIATE ®» and to determine those qualified to use the terms, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS ® contemplates that local Boards of
REALTORS ® are best able to investigate and determine the qualifications of applicants
as to their ability, responsibility, willingness to abide by the Code of Ethics, integrity and general reputation.
And,
as a California real estate referral agent you will still be able to keep your CA real estate
license active (professional status), help your friends and family, get paid commissions, take the many tax deductions being active status, and also 0
Realtor board or MLS.
REALTOR ® members are hereby
licensed to use the terms
REALTOR ® or
REALTORS ® in connection with activities in support of specific candidates in specific elections to public office or nomination for election to public office, provided the definition of the term
REALTOR ®
as a registered collective membership mark which identifies members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS ® and the identification of those conducting such activities
as members of a member Board (s) is included on all letterhead and other written campaign literature, in all campaign media aids and on other materials unless not reasonably practical.
If all
Realtors were trained and
licensed as / regarded themselves
as and operated
as «fee consultants», I would wager that there would be many fewer disillusioned consumers out there regarding «commissioned» real estate «salespeople».
CREA chose to reduce the obligations attached to using the
REALTOR trademark, a decision they made for CREA's own corporate financial benefit to ensure
as many registrants
as possible could use it's trademark and then pay CREA
licensing fees.
«My discipline and background in the industry, prior to even being
licensed, gave me an incredible head start
as a
Realtor.
As with all other
Realtors, he has a valid real estate
license and is a member of the local real estate board.
The annual dues of each Member Board (State Association)
as defined in Article III, Section 1 (B)(2) of the Constitution, shall be the amount established by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 1 (A) hereof times the sum of the number of
REALTOR ® and
REALTOR - ASSOCIATE ® members of the Board whose real estate office is located in a territory within the state which is outside the jurisdiction of any local Board and who are not primary members of any local board and the number of individuals who are
licensed with such
REALTOR ® members of the Board and who are not themselves
REALTOR ®,
REALTOR - ASSOCIATE ® or Institute Affiliate members of the Board.
Upon application of a Member Board, the Board of Directors may
license such Board to use the term
REALTOR ® or
REALTORS ®
as a part of its name under the following conditions:
These cases, especially the third case, just go to show that a
Realtor should be
licensed as a Real Estate Consultant, and not
as a Real Estate Salesperson.
It costs me a lot of money in dues,
licensing, fees, franchising, education, administration, and who cares what else, to maintain the privilege of holding a real estate
license in the Province of Alberta, and of using the valuable trademarks known
as REALTOR ® and MLS ®.
Just a thought... but if the former funeral home industry head honcho can step into the head honcho position with RECO, why can't someone who has a university degree (Politics), forty years combined experience
as a new home builder,
licensed tradesman, conciliator with TARION New Home Warranty Corp., Real Estate appraiser affiliated with the Appraisal Institute of Canada, and last, but not least, a
Realtor, run that joint from a perspective of applied practical experience, someone like... me?
I can not believe anybody or any organization would agree to entertain negotiations over the MLS system, which
as so many of the
realtor have expressed, we support pay for and continue to pay
licensing fees.