NAR: 'Marginal Agents' Biggest Threat to Industry

recent statement from the national association of realtors, moral of the story, work with an experienced agent....

The chief threat to REALTORS® today is other agents, according to the National Association of REALTORS®' newly released "Danger Report." Masses of marginal agents "are threatening the industry - that is, unskilled salespeople who lack the experience to coach buyers and sellers. The threat falls ahead of other pressing issues such as declining commissions, dwindling relevance, or a repeat housing crisis.The real estate industry is saddled with a large number of part-time, untrained, unethical and/or incompetent agents," according to NAR's report. "This knowledge gap threatens the credibility of the industry."