Comments on: Is the new song, “Where have all the brokers gone?” http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2006/09/27/is-the-new-song-where-have-all-the-brokers-gone/ Real Estate Blog, Mortgage, and Development News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:55:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jim Gatos http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2006/09/27/is-the-new-song-where-have-all-the-brokers-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-6834 Jim Gatos Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:51:08 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2006/09/27/is-the-new-song-where-have-all-the-brokers-gone/#comment-6834 I couldn't agree more! In a good market it seems like every Joe and his uncle become real estate agents! It's harder in my state to become a hairstylist (Thank God!) than it is to become a real estate practitioner...I sincerely hope standards are increased as the years roll by. Minimum standards in my belief would include issuance of a "apprentice" real estate license with certain minimum standards to be met by a certain time line. Also, to elevate from "salesperson" to "broker", in my state one has to be affiliated with a broker for only a year.. That should be raised.. Oh, well.. wishful thinking... I couldn’t agree more! In a good market it seems like every Joe and his uncle become real estate agents! It’s harder in my state to become a hairstylist (Thank God!) than it is to become a real estate practitioner…I sincerely hope standards are increased as the years roll by. Minimum standards in my belief would include issuance of a “apprentice” real estate license with certain minimum standards to be met by a certain time line. Also, to elevate from “salesperson” to “broker”, in my state one has to be affiliated with a broker for only a year.. That should be raised..

Oh, well.. wishful thinking…

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