professional standards: A Changing Market is No Excuse for Bad Behavior
- 10/14/08 05:08 PM
When the market was hot, it seemed like people were crawling out of the woodwork to become real estate agents and loan officers. They had little to no training and no experience, yet they had a license. The market was hot, everyone was making money and it seemed like clients were willing to forgive and forget. It was a royal pain in the neck for the rest of us who had to deal with them.
Now that the market has changed, many of them are still lingering around. This last year, I have seen worsening behavior among many part time/ hobbyist … (190 comments)
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professional standards: To Start an Argument – Just Talk About Higher Standards
- 07/15/08 07:00 AM
Have you ever noticed that all you have to do to get less than ethical folks to show their ugly side is to talk about ethics or professional standards?
Over the last few months when one of us writes about ethics and professional standards we get a few off the wall people who will argue against them. It is so insane. A real estate agent or a loan officer being offended by the mere suggestion that we need higher standards or that a professional is someone who strives to conduct themselves at a much higher level than the basic minimum.
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When the market was hot, it seemed like people were crawling out of the woodwork to become real estate agents and loan officers. They had little to no training and no experience, yet they had a license. The market was hot, everyone was making money and it seemed like clients were willing to forgive and forget. It was a royal pain in the neck for the rest of us who had to deal with them.
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