The real
estate profession requires travel through residential and commercial areas, giving agents the opportunity to serve as an extra set of eyes and ears for the police.»
In many ways, the real
estate profession requires the same abilities.
Not exact matches
Some other
professions, such as
estate agent, do not necessarily
require a degree at all.
«Real
estate is a demanding
profession — one that
requires agents to be advisors and consultants, negotiators, statisticians and market analysts, marketing experts and effective facilitators,» says Linda Smardon, a past president with NSAR and a mentor in the program.
«Most professionals...
require thousands of hours of study... Residential real
estate is not a
profession and obtaining a real
estate license has always been relatively easy... The time has come for the real
estate salesperson to be held to the level of a professional,» says the report.
The real
estate profession continues to be one that does not
require a prohibitive investment of money to enter compared to the rewards that can be achieved in a reasonably short period of time.
If we want to be respected in the real
estate profession and truly be a
profession like lawyers, doctors and engineers, then we have to insist that our members be
required to attain similar levels of education!
In effect, becoming property managers without needing a real
estate license and broker, which would allow them to not pay all the fees that come along with living in a state that
require any Property Manager to have a RE license and broker to join the
profession?
Each job
requires a different skill set and temperament, making today's real
estate profession a big tent that welcomes many different personalities.
Affiliate Members are individuals representing a firm or acting individually in a business related to the real
estate profession such as but not limited to title insurance and lending institutions who have interests
requiring information concerning real
estate, and are in sympathy with the objectives of the South Metro Denver REALTOR ® Association.
Real
estate sales is still a
profession that does not
require an expensive degree with years of student loan repayment.
That is a lot considering the specialized education
required to become and maintain a real
estate license is minimal as compared to all other
professions.
B. Individuals who are actively engaged in the real
estate profession other than as sole proprietors, partners, corporate officers, or branch office managers, in order to qualify for REALTOR ® Membership, shall at the time of application, be associated either as an employee or as an independent contractor with a Designated REALTOR ® Member of the Association or a Designated REALTOR ® Member of another Association (if a Secondary Member) and maintain a current, valid Florida real
estate broker's or salesperson's license or be licensed, registered, or certified by an appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the appraisal of real property, shall complete, within sixty (60) days of making application, a course of instruction covering the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Association, the Bylaws of the State Association, and the Constitution and Bylaws and Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, shall pass such reasonable and nondiscriminatory written examination thereon as may be
required by the Board of Directors, and shall agree in writing or by electronic agreement that if elected to membership they will abide by the Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, and by the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations of the local Board, State Association, and the National Association.
In a
profession that can
require both stretches of solitude and a wide sphere of influence, networking is a lifeline for many real
estate professionals.
Entering the
profession: Regulators should look towards their counterparts in other provinces, territories and jurisdictions when deciding the level of education necessary to obtain a real
estate agent licence, or maintain it, and the length of the work experience
required to apply for a broker's licence.
If the applicant's
profession requires a professional license to practice (like real
estate), applicants must provide proof of having a current professional license.