Comments on: #RTB | The People Have Spoken!

By: Toward REAL Professionalism :: Raise the Bar! | Professional One Franchising

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:12:32 +0000

[...] to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.TweetShareEmailTweetShareEmailAs I noted in an earlier blog post, the image of the real estate industry is not stellar.I believe that there are many reasons for [...]

By: Realtor Salaries Down 35% From Peak - Housing Doom

Realtor Salaries Down 35% From Peak - Housing Doom — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:42:43 +0000

[...] People’s confidence in real estate agents has plunged in recent years. With luck, “Realtor Darwinism” will help turn that around. [Of course, until something can be done about the credibility of the National Association of Realtors, it will be tough to completely change the image of the profession, but that's a post for another day.] [...]

By: P1Fran | Quick Survey on Professionalism | Professional One Franchising

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:24:22 +0000

[...] bar should be raised “much higher,” why Realtors continually do so poorly in terms of Harris Polls and why so many agents do not earn the majority of their income from selling real estate.We even [...]

By: Rob Rule

Rob Rule — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:23:28 +0000

To me, this isn’t news. I’ve been in residential real estate for 10 years now, and Realtors have struggled with the prestige issue for long before I get into it. What boggles the mind is that no one seems to have asked the question: why? Even on the comment board above me, where the responses almost entirely (if not entirely) come from Realtors, the answers are as varied as the cultural melting pot that we live within in the USA. Has NO ONE ever followed up these results with “why do you think that”? And again, it doesn’t matter what WE think – this is perfect opportunity to close our mouths and open out ears. Is it as simple as the fact that people don’t trust salespeople? That’s a concept that is as old as the sales profession itself, and I don’t see it changing unless there is a sea change of the attitude of Realtors (and all other salespeople) from being salespeople to servicepeople.

By: An Open Letter to Larry & Sergey | Google Real Estate 1.0 | Professional One Franchising

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:50:23 +0000

[...] following reasons:Because the industry is the most vulnerable it’s been during modern times. Public opinion of the industry is arguably at an all-time low. Agents are looking for more. The industry seems [...]

By: P1Fran | The Future of Real Estate Franchising | Professional One Franchising

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:39:38 +0000

[...] as evidenced by:A recent Harris Poll that indicated that Realtors continue to rank among the “least trusted professionals;”A report in the National Realty News that showed only 7% of consumers “completely [...]

By: P1Fran.com | Why? | Professional One Franchising

P1Fran.com | Why? | Professional One Franchising — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:51:23 +0000

[...] emphasis on technology and Social Media – because we know these are the very things that both consumers and the industry itself desire. So, why do we do what we do, and why do we exist? These are the [...]

By: You Spoke... We Listened. | Professional One Real Estate

You Spoke... We Listened. | Professional One Real Estate — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:28:10 +0000

[...] important.And the industry has not been listening.Here’s what you’ve been saying:You don’t think the real estate industry is very prestigious.You don’t trust the real estate industry.You want the real estate industry to be [...]

By: #RTB | 64% Say Bar Should be "MUCH HIGHER" | Professional One Franchising

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:46:54 +0000

[...] again, we see that people think it’s time for real estate to raise the [...]

By: Top 10 real estate posts of the day for 1/14/2010

Top 10 real estate posts of the day for 1/14/2010 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:34:40 +0000

[...] The People Have Spoken!… but are we listening? – People want more from agents, who is going to give it to [...]