Comments on: It is Past Time to Raise the Bar! http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/ Phoenix real estate | Search Phoenix Homes for sale | Real Estate Blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:20:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Christianhttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-60529 Christian Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:26:55 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-60529 Jay I don't even know what to say. You and I are completely on the same wavelength. And to think this post is years old. I've been saying for a long time now that things need to tighten up in a serious way. Honestly, I hate to say it but have been repeatedly *embarrassed* by the way NAR conducts business over the past few years. Straight up...embarrassed. Almost to the point where I, as TheRealEstateBloggers puts it...don't like referring to my friends as "Realtors". I deliberately call my friends "real estate professionals", so as not to associate them with Realtors. It's almost as if NAR doesn't understand the value of the very industry they advocate. Jay I don't even know what to say. You and I are completely on the same wavelength. And to think this post is years old. I've been saying for a long time now that things need to tighten up in a serious way. Honestly, I hate to say it but have been repeatedly *embarrassed* by the way NAR conducts business over the past few years. Straight up…embarrassed. Almost to the point where I, as TheRealEstateBloggers puts it…don't like referring to my friends as “Realtors”. I deliberately call my friends “real estate professionals”, so as not to associate them with Realtors. It's almost as if NAR doesn't understand the value of the very industry they advocate.

]]> By: Rehashed: It’s Past Time to Raise the Bar | The Phoenix Real Estate Guyhttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-32269 Rehashed: It’s Past Time to Raise the Bar | The Phoenix Real Estate Guy Fri, 23 May 2008 15:09:59 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-32269 [...] posted on September 22, 2006, “It is Past Time to Raise the Bar!” has nothing to do with bars — my current place to hang out while we do a little [...] [...] posted on September 22, 2006, “It is Past Time to Raise the Bar!” has nothing to do with bars — my current place to hang out while we do a little [...]

]]> By: The Home Buying Process - Part 1 | The Phoenix Real Estate Guyhttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-30191 The Home Buying Process - Part 1 | The Phoenix Real Estate Guy Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:53:59 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-30191 [...] represent you can make the rest of the process easier. Real estate agents are *not* all the same. Experience and expertise can vary greatly. Is your next door neighbor or your cousin’s friend really the best choice for you? A common [...] [...] represent you can make the rest of the process easier. Real estate agents are *not* all the same. Experience and expertise can vary greatly. Is your next door neighbor or your cousin’s friend really the best choice for you? A common [...]

]]> By: James Boyerhttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-14996 James Boyer Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:13:19 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-14996 Here is a idea, rather than a apprenticship, which I have no desire to be training new agents, why force re-licensure classes each year. Well not for all Realtors, just for those who do less than say 2 transactions in the previous year. Make them spend the $550 to take the class, Sit the 90 hours, or 150 hours depending on the state. Then make them take the exams again. If nothing else it will force all agents to work harder as well.After a few years I am sure that many of the agents who currently do 1 deal or less year after year, and there are many many like that, will drop out and focus on their real life.And yes a good example of a company who does not have customer service as their main goal is laided out in detail at http://www.whyweichertsucks.comJust my 2 cents. Here is a idea, rather than a apprenticship, which I have no desire to be training new agents, why force re-licensure classes each year. Well not for all Realtors, just for those who do less than say 2 transactions in the previous year. Make them spend the $550 to take the class, Sit the 90 hours, or 150 hours depending on the state. Then make them take the exams again. If nothing else it will force all agents to work harder as well.

After a few years I am sure that many of the agents who currently do 1 deal or less year after year, and there are many many like that, will drop out and focus on their real life.

And yes a good example of a company who does not have customer service as their main goal is laided out in detail at http://www.whyweichertsucks.com

Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: The San Diego Home Blog » Blog Archive » The Corn Does Not Conveyhttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-10554 The San Diego Home Blog » Blog Archive » The Corn Does Not Convey Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:54:55 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-10554 [...] This is similar to a question I had to answer on my real estate licensing exam and, as you can imagine, this information came in mighty helpful as I embarked on a career in home sales in Southern California. If I only had a nickel for every time a seller wanted to reclaim his unharvested corn after close of escrow, or for every time I have had the need to use the word “chattel” in a sentence! A real estate license is all that is needed to represent principals in a sales transaction yet the license itself does little to actually prepare you, or practically speaking, qualify you to provide solid representation. And, as The Phoenix Real Estate Guy so eloquently pointed out, a license is just too darn easy to get. [...] [...] This is similar to a question I had to answer on my real estate licensing exam and, as you can imagine, this information came in mighty helpful as I embarked on a career in home sales in Southern California. If I only had a nickel for every time a seller wanted to reclaim his unharvested corn after close of escrow, or for every time I have had the need to use the word “chattel” in a sentence! A real estate license is all that is needed to represent principals in a sales transaction yet the license itself does little to actually prepare you, or practically speaking, qualify you to provide solid representation. And, as The Phoenix Real Estate Guy so eloquently pointed out, a license is just too darn easy to get. [...]

]]> By: Todd Tarsonhttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-10032 Todd Tarson Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:36:36 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-10032 I had a rather interesting discussion with an AAR higher up at the REALTOR Caucus on thursday in Scottsdale (where were you??).Anyway, to fight this cause the pressure will have to be placed on the brokers. The department simply could care less... they are the government anyway. Their only criteria on the instuctors of the licensee's is the percentage of newbies that can pass the national and state test. End of story.Wouldn't matter how many hours of class you'd like to add, the instructors would still only be teaching the students how to pass the test.So if it is on the brokers like I truly think it is, now what??How do you get the brokers to raise the bar??I think I may the aspirations of being AAR president someday (15 years or so from now, when I'm wealthy enough to afford the time). I think I'm going to want to ruffle some feathers... who is going to help me?? I had a rather interesting discussion with an AAR higher up at the REALTOR Caucus on thursday in Scottsdale (where were you??).

Anyway, to fight this cause the pressure will have to be placed on the brokers. The department simply could care less… they are the government anyway. Their only criteria on the instuctors of the licensee’s is the percentage of newbies that can pass the national and state test. End of story.

Wouldn’t matter how many hours of class you’d like to add, the instructors would still only be teaching the students how to pass the test.

So if it is on the brokers like I truly think it is, now what??

How do you get the brokers to raise the bar??

I think I may the aspirations of being AAR president someday (15 years or so from now, when I’m wealthy enough to afford the time). I think I’m going to want to ruffle some feathers… who is going to help me??

]]> By: The Phoenix Real Estate Guyhttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-9937 The Phoenix Real Estate Guy Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:16:19 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-9937 Crystal - a LICENSE by tape? YIKES! And I thought is was sad that I could do renewal hours on-line... Crystal – a LICENSE by tape? YIKES! And I thought is was sad that I could do renewal hours on-line…

]]> By: Crystal Pinahttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-9880 Crystal Pina Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:36:08 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-9880 I had to laugh at this post. I completed my required hours in three weeks, and I did it by tape, I didn't hven have an instructor! You are so right they teach you to pass the test, not sell real estate.There's so much I wish I had known in the beginning. If I knew then what I learned since leaving the sales end to become a virtual assistant, I might have been a top producer, lol. In addition to what to do in situations that you might encounter during a deal I would have liked business training, how to market, how to budget. I had to laugh at this post. I completed my required hours in three weeks, and I did it by tape, I didn’t hven have an instructor! You are so right they teach you to pass the test, not sell real estate.

There’s so much I wish I had known in the beginning. If I knew then what I learned since leaving the sales end to become a virtual assistant, I might have been a top producer, lol. In addition to what to do in situations that you might encounter during a deal I would have liked business training, how to market, how to budget.

]]> By: Digging out: A 102 link real estate weblog post about real estate weblog posts . . . | BloodhoundBlog | The weblog of BloodhoundRealty.com in Phoenix, Arizonahttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-9753 Digging out: A 102 link real estate weblog post about real estate weblog posts . . . | BloodhoundBlog | The weblog of BloodhoundRealty.com in Phoenix, Arizona Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:29:01 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-9753 [...] Jay Thompson wants tougher real estate licensing laws in Arizona and The Property Monger delivers — in California. It could be that PressReal.com has the best solution: Starve the weak agents to death… [...] [...] Jay Thompson wants tougher real estate licensing laws in Arizona and The Property Monger delivers — in California. It could be that PressReal.com has the best solution: Starve the weak agents to death… [...]

]]> By: Charles Turnerhttp://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-9677 Charles Turner Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:35:00 +0000 http://www.buygilberthomes.com/it-is-past-time-to-raise-the-bar/#comment-9677 Todd references my post on <a href="http://www.PortlandRealEstateBlog.com" rel="nofollow"> PortlandRealEstateBlog</a> about the same problem so I am definitely in this camp.I think Teresa’s comment is indicative of what the industry has done to itself: it implies that took roughly 70 transactions to feel competent. That means 70 clients got less than competent service (the outcome of each transaction is irrelevant).Thankfully, as the real estate market changes and the easy buck gets harder to earn, the herd will thin and those that remain will hopefully be able to bring the perception of our industry up. Todd references my post on PortlandRealEstateBlog about the same problem so I am definitely in this camp.

I think Teresa’s comment is indicative of what the industry has done to itself: it implies that took roughly 70 transactions to feel competent. That means 70 clients got less than competent service (the outcome of each transaction is irrelevant).

Thankfully, as the real estate market changes and the easy buck gets harder to earn, the herd will thin and those that remain will hopefully be able to bring the perception of our industry up.

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