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A real estate licensee has passed an exam; REALTORS® are real professionals.
“Selling a home is a full-time job. The average homeowner may sell three or four homes in his or her lifetime; REALTORS®, can sell hundreds over the course of a career. This experience is invaluable, and it’s part of the reason why home sellers who use a real estate professional can expect to sell their homes for 16 percent more, on average, than sellers who try to do it themselves.” (1)
1. The 2005 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, based on more than 7,800 responses to a questionnaire mailed to a large national sample of consumers located through county deed records.
REALTORS® are experts in helping protect your interest, whether you are buying or selling a home, even after the contract is signed. Of course, a REALTOR® can offer far more kinds of guidance and information during the process.
REALTORS® devote themselves to continuous study of the most recent trends in their fields to stay abreast of industry developments in their specialized areas and better address industry issues.
Only REALTORS®, who are members of the National Association of REALTORS®, follow a time-tested Code of Ethics, where other real estate licensees may not. They are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate. To be a member of NAR and a REALTOR®, a real estate agent must abide by a set of professional principles and serve clients fairly. |
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