Thread: Harris Poll Is Not Kind To My Kind

I couldn't agree with you more. I sometimes wonder what NAR's motives really are. I don't think they do a great job just ok.

[quote=Richard W. Beauchamp;24073]It seems it has always been a problem for us as Realtors, our image that is. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) actually came into existence in 1906 touting as one of it

Maybe it is just too easy to become a real estate agent. That's why you find somany incompetent Realtors out there, who tarnish the image of the profession. The Realtor standards are too low, and sometimes I wonder whether they are just more interested in the Membership fees.

"The public's perception is that REALTORs make too much money selling a home."

The general public always thinks that they pay too much for everything.
When was the last time you heard someone say "You know, I think that place ought to raise those prices cause it seems like they need more money?

Change the publics perception one client at a time and earn your keep.
Your clients will appreciate it and you will be happier.

One thing is that a lot of people think both agents take home the whole commission like a paycheck. They don't see that we're lucky to get 20% of it, after the commission split, broker split, advertising, etc.

It's gotten to the point where I have a whole "script" for explaining how it works because so many people expect full service agents to cut "a percent or two" off the commission right to start with.

[I'm not quite that rude, but it is tempting to ask these people how they'd feel if I suggested taking 1/6 "off the top" of their listing price, so we'd share the same percentage loss].