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Consumer Blog-Forum: All Real Estate Agents Are The Same!

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Good Life Real Estate Group Kansas City

"All Real Estate agents are the same!" or, maybe "You are all alike", or, possibly even "Real Estate agents come a dime a dozen!"

CONSUMERS: Do you BELIEVE this to be the case? Have you ever said something similar to your agent? Did you mean it in a positive manner, or as a compliment? How did your agent respond? Were they able to change your perception? Why/why not? What would YOU like to see change for the better? How can we as agents set ourselves apart for the better?

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES HERE by posting your COMMENT below. AND, be sure to check out the agent responses at my agent-version of this posting!!!

Thanks, in advance, for taking your valuable time to contribute to the improvement of the Active Rain and Real Estate community!!!

Best,

-JC/CBA

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Enjoying The GoodLife!,

 

-John Currey, Residential Market Specialist

Coldwell Banker GoodLife Real Estate Group Kansas City

10865 Grandview Dr., Suite #2050

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

816-225-3888

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John Currey
Coldwell Banker Good Life Real Estate Group Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
Residential Market Specialist

riathareja wrote the following, but the message had a bunch of garbled code at the beginning, so I am reposting riathareja's comment below, less the garble (THANKS for posting to the blog, riathareja!, -JC/CBA):

The main difference between a realtor and a real estate agent is credentials. People use the terms REALTOR® and real estate agent interchangeably, but that is incorrect. There are differences between REALTORS® and real estate agents. They are not the same. Although both are licensed to sell real estate, the basic difference between a real estate agent and a REALTOR® .As such, the main difference that you hear a lot about -- but are likely confused about -- is that a REALTOR® must subscribe to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. But what does this mean to a consumer? A realtor has more training and experience in the real estate market than does a real estate agent. Where both a realtor and real estate agent have licenses, the realtor has gone the extra mile in obtaining a further level of expertise in their professions. Realtors® follow a code of ethics and typically receive many helpful tools from the Association including a legal hotline and official contracts to write offers. When you hire a real estate agent you are essentially hiring the brokerage. The broker is your agent and his salespersons are his agents. So when you go out looking at homes with a salesperson, you are essentially dealing with your agent's agent. However, usually everyone down the line is a Realtor® because every agent in that company is a member of the Association of Realtors®. For more view-   realtydigest.blogspot.com

09/09/2008 02:10 AM

by riathareja

 

Sep 09, 2008 06:28 AM
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