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As a Realtor, I feel it just clears the ranks of those who don’t have a committment to good service. Those weekend realtors (with a little r), the Carl’s tire shop and real estate services outfits, and the realtors who sit in the office all day expecting clients to walk through the door, are the ones who are dropping out.

REALTORS who make an honorable career, who take care of their customers and clients and who adhere to the ethical standards are still standing strong and doing well.

My two cents

I work admin for Century 21 here in New Hampshire, and agents who actually show up for floor time and push their marketing and stay on the ball, are the ones who seem to still sell houses. Those agents who complain the most and sit at home, usually end up staying there or move on.

As a Realtor, I feel it just clears the ranks of those who don’t have a committment to good service. Those weekend realtors (with a little r), the Carl’s tire shop and real estate services outfits, and the realtors who sit in the office all day expecting clients to walk through the door, are the ones who are dropping out.

I have noticed that. In boom times I have been bewildered at people I know who have hopped into it..There have been times where "house sellers and mortgage sellers" could do no wrong, because everyone made a killing. Then, when all the French Fries have been gleaned from the parking lot, they flew back to the City Dump, and returned to selling Used Cars and scrap metal...

REALTORS who make an honorable career, who take care of their customers and clients and who adhere to the ethical standards are still standing strong and doing well.

Yep. I have seen a great number of dishonest realty deals where there is little disclosure about the condition of houses.

Rentals are especially suspect. It is common practice to file small claims against tenants not for damage caused by tenants, but by the result of deferred repairs. A lot of them figure they can bully some poor renter into paying without going to court because they have lawyers.

Here in Southern Oregon, I have seen places that should honestly be condemned rented by unsuspecting or ignorant tenants who don't have the resources (or know the right people in the good ole boy network) to fight in court.

I am especially wary of the realtor/rental agencies who charge $35.00 for non-refudable credit checks all day long to large numbers of people and only pay $50.00 a year for the service.

The better realtors are not always the most successful in terms of dollars, but they are the most reputable and word does get around locally about who is the most reliable.

A buyer's agent is probably the best bet if you are pre-qualified for the loan or have the cash reserve to buy. The seller's agent is not looking out for the best interest of the buyer.

No offense to you, and I'm sure you're a good realtor, but I must say, most all the realtors I've met and dealt with are no better than used car salesmen. I mean I've caught them in lies, making false statements, and they only have one thing on their minds...Their commission, and will do or say anything to get that commission.

That said, we know realtors have been bailing out of the industry for well over a year now.

Funny, this seems like the same thing they said after the dot com bust, where the “good” people were happier because all the people who had no business being in IT/web design/computers were fired. The sad thing is, that some of those “good” people ended up losing their jobs too as investments dried up.

I guess my realtor, whom I only saw once when I signed the contract which expires on September 1st, was one of those who rate “a little r”?