I have read that contrary to opinion of real estate agents all over the country that NAR's timing of the fee increase for membership is at a wrong time, they went ahead and incresed the fee. I would join or pay fees for an association if

1) It contributes to my success. When I was a rookie agent I was prepared to absorb anything thats when I joined NAR. As if that was not enough, you had a proliferation of associations and their executives, and you had a variety of  MLS boards in the same market and in some markets, agents pockets they feel are so deep they set up multiple MLS's making the cost of doing business astronomical for the agent.

In recessions or downturn in the economy cost cutting is the first order. All these associations and executives decide it is then they want to gauge the agent more. This is the only industry I know does not reflect or reduce its charges to its subscribers in hard economic times. It is time the DOJ looks into the operation of the NAR and the monopolies they have created.

2) Enhances my professional development: When you graduate from college, you get your diploma and the college or university does not ask you to continue to pay it a royalty to use those letters of achievment behind your name. The NAR has led the field of those who charge an agent for exercising their professional duty. These same cleptomaniacs hi jack listings formin bogus middle companies with no value added but increase the cost of operation for the agent and create dis equilibrium in the market. Where is the value added? They for all these management companies increasing the cost of operation and promoting unprofessionalism because it becomes patronage to paying agents and not awarded on merit.

Just as ancilliary industries tied to real estate have had  corrections, there needs to be a surgical operation in the real estate industry begining with the NAR.

 
Posted by Wale Adewoyin on 05/21/2011 09:41 PM   Comments (1)   NAR and Politics in the ActiveRain Channel   nar, fees, mls, agent  
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THey are increasing fees because the membership is down. Wrong strategy.  If membership is down then maybe they should do things differently. However with that being said increase fees mean more people will decide to not stay in if they are not producing.  
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