In Defense of Realtors®
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I need to get something off my chest that's bugging me. I don't mean for this to go public, so if you happened to stumble across this blog and blog post, please keep it to yourself. Okay?
It all began when I heard about a recent syndicated crossword puzzle. I was told there were various entries that referred to realtors® in stereotypical fashion (a poor light). And then I got to see the crossword puzzle for myself. Sure enough, it was true. Realtors® were painted very badly.
Now we come to the getting it off my chest part.
Why is it that we in real estate are portrayed in this way? Why is it (and in such a challenging time and market as ours is today) that this stereotype is promoted which broadbrushes an entire industry adding insult to injury? And why shouldn't the same thing be said across the spectrum about any career field? I know lawyers don't get good press either. But why not everybody else, too?
I'd like to suggest (even though I am firmly behind this opinion of mine as fact) that the percentage of good and bad apples in any industry is necessarily the same whether it's real estate or editors of the local newspaper (or crossword puzzle writers for that matter), etc. - and especially because people (men and women) are the same. So stop jumping on real estate professionals. Stop piling on! There really are a whole lot of good people here.
There. I feel much better.
It all began when I heard about a recent syndicated crossword puzzle. I was told there were various entries that referred to realtors® in stereotypical fashion (a poor light). And then I got to see the crossword puzzle for myself. Sure enough, it was true. Realtors® were painted very badly.
Now we come to the getting it off my chest part.
Why is it that we in real estate are portrayed in this way? Why is it (and in such a challenging time and market as ours is today) that this stereotype is promoted which broadbrushes an entire industry adding insult to injury? And why shouldn't the same thing be said across the spectrum about any career field? I know lawyers don't get good press either. But why not everybody else, too?
I'd like to suggest (even though I am firmly behind this opinion of mine as fact) that the percentage of good and bad apples in any industry is necessarily the same whether it's real estate or editors of the local newspaper (or crossword puzzle writers for that matter), etc. - and especially because people (men and women) are the same. So stop jumping on real estate professionals. Stop piling on! There really are a whole lot of good people here.
There. I feel much better.
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3 Comments:
Thank you! You are absolutely right, there are TONS of great, caring, professional and knowledgeable real estate professionals. It's a shame that a few rotten apples spoil it for all of us. I feel like the Saturn Car dealership owner!
Well said! The real estate industry professionals as a whole have taken too much abuse. It shows in the way people treat us too during transactions. The media compound the problem w/all their bashing. It's time to stop!
Saying that all REALTORs are bad is like saying that all church goers are Saints. It's just not possible! It's funny to me that people generally hold the medias perspective in contempt except when it comes to REALTORs
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