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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I would increase the entry barriers to the industry.

Aug 08, 2015 11:51 PM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

I would change all the agents who don't play by the rules.

Aug 08, 2015 12:05 PM
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Jill Murty, Realtor - Orange County, CA
Movoto - Laguna Niguel, CA

Agent accountability would be nice.

HOA management companies should be required to send docs out within a reasonable amount of time without a rush charge.  

Two things, I know.

Aug 08, 2015 11:36 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Tighter controls on licensing, tougher exams, and more serious penalties for those who violate ethics.

Aug 09, 2015 12:05 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Get rid of the several hundred thousand surplus agents.

Aug 08, 2015 10:56 PM
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

That there were no lazy Agents and everyone did what they were suppose to do when they were suppose to do it.

Aug 08, 2015 11:48 PM
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Captain Wayne - Rowlett Real Estate School
Rowlett Real Estate School - Panama City, FL
Rowlett Real Estate School / Owner and Instructor

If there was one thing I could change, I would lower board membership dues and fees.

Aug 08, 2015 11:20 PM
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Jack Lewitz
Exit Strategy Realty - Evanston, IL

That our business would be driven by us instead gouged by all the fees we pay to do business . How about creating a real estate cooperative model to business ?

Aug 08, 2015 09:35 PM
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Curtis Evans
Cabin Realty LLC/ USA, Licensed in Louisiana - Golden Meadow, LA

 I do wish that greedy Brokers would come to realize that in the long run it hurts them to be that way. 

Aug 08, 2015 07:07 PM
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Spirit Messingham
Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson, AZ
Third Generation Full-Time Realtor® 520 471-6900

Higher the bar for entry.

Aug 09, 2015 03:45 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Less regulation of real estate professionals that results in reduced consumer choice.

The elimination of the MLS and it parent NAR and it's supporters, area brokers and franchises. The current structure only provides broker control over the agent, not creative solutions for the home owner or buyer. 

NYC has been without an MLS and real estate tends to sell very nicely there.

Aug 08, 2015 10:27 PM
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Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Ginger. Would love to see more Realtors participate with blogging to build their business, instead of buying leads.

Aug 08, 2015 07:09 PM
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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good Sunday morning Ginger. I would have to agree with Jill's answer, agent accountability for one. Also, agents taking the time to educate their buyers home inspections. What does it really entail! Most real estate agents do not have a clue.

Aug 08, 2015 07:04 PM
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Mike Rock
Complete Design - Granite Bay, CA
Granite Bay Luxury New Construction...For Less

i wish there was a rating system like im the Major Leage Baseball , rbi's , era, etc  i dislike the agents who think they are hot and are not. too long on the market, too low a % of original listing price, too many price reductions, too low a value sold etc

Aug 08, 2015 12:56 PM
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The Woodland Team of Texas
The Woodland Companies - Austin, TX
Land Specialists

I can only work on ME.

Oct 10, 2018 10:13 PM
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Shirley Coomer
Keller Williams Realty Sonoran Living - Phoenix, AZ
Realtor, Keller Williams Realty, Phoenix Az

Too bad the time and cost to become a Realtor is so low that many people think they can do the job.  Unfortunately many buyers and sellers also think anyone can do the job and do not  truly understand the value of a good Real Estate Professional.  Sometimes we make the process look so easy because we are on top of the process and paperwork. Unfortunately the professional who is proactive and knowledgeable makes what takes dedication, expertise and eduction look like anyone can do it....and we all know agents who can't.

Aug 10, 2015 12:09 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Continual mandatory Real Estate exams after a certain point

Aug 09, 2015 04:35 AM
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Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

This is a really great question and it took me a while to come up with an answer.  Our profession allows us to make the type of income reserved for Kings, Attorneys & CEO's with a limited education. 

Pay per service rendered would be pretty cool though.

Aug 09, 2015 01:07 AM
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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Ginger Harper , I was going to ask this very question earlier in the week.  I'm interested in the answers.  I would love to see us do more to improve the image of the industry... perhaps a way to oversee the policies and regulations we have, instead of making more.  I'd love to see people more willing to report unethical behaviour to the Ethics Committees and Department of Licensing so those agents could be eliminated from the business.  

Aug 09, 2015 12:09 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Less state interference

Mar 04, 2018 07:22 PM
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Jeanne Gregory
RE/MAX Southwest - Sugar Land, TX
The most important home I sell is YOURS!

Make it harder and more expensive to enter

Aug 14, 2015 12:28 PM
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Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

Nothing.  We're all sharks.  We're at our best when we're on the hunt, on the go, adjusting to changes.  

This game is what it is, and we're all playing it.  

I wouldn't change a thing.  

Aug 11, 2015 11:53 AM
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Fred Cope
Reliant Realty in Nashville, TN - Nashville, TN
Looking For Homes With A Smile

Larry, I would change the MLS.  I think it should be a stock owned enterprise, owned my those who feed it:REALTORS®.  At least by the Brokers.  The online marketers should be paying a percentage of  their income to the spring that feeds their flow.  REALTORS® do the work and take the risk.  Why should the Mother ship or the Aliens eat our young?  Percentages of proceeds should go to Brokers who then parse out to producers.  If a Brokerage produces 2% of listings and 3% of sales, then they produced 2.5% of revenue. If Joe Flash produced 5% of the firm's income he should get 5% of proceeds (after Broker's cut).  You asked...

Aug 10, 2015 10:48 PM
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Tom Bailey
Margaret Rudd & Associates Inc. - Oak Island, NC

I like Richard above would also like to see the cost of  entry be raised 

Aug 10, 2015 10:39 PM
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Joshua Frederick
Home Inspector for ASPEC Residential Services, LLC - Defiance, OH
Home Inspector in Defiance & all of Northwest Ohio

Agents controlling the Home Inspection industry 

Aug 10, 2015 09:37 PM
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Richard Robibero, e-Pro, ABR, SRS
Panorama R.E. Limited - Toronto, ON
Selling Your Home as if it were My Own!

Definitely increase the barrier to entry. There are agents praticing real estate that I would not have faith in to sell a rocking chair at a garage sale much less a million dollar home.

Aug 10, 2015 08:45 PM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

In CALIFORNIA make it illegal to credit back to buyers like Zip or RF brokerage. 

Aug 10, 2015 01:35 PM