Some look at real estate agents and say
they don’t know what they’re talking about and they only want one thing! We’ve heard it a million times and to be
honest, there are some agents out there that do follow this mentality. However, to change this mindset, there had to
be changes made to the industry and the first of these came into effect in
December 2014 when the Property and Motor
Dealers Act (PAMDA) was abolished and the new Property Occupations Act introduced. This was a good start as it enabled car
dealers to have their own legislation regulations. The REIQ and other interested industry bodies
are continuing to work hard to improve the real estate industry but there is
still a long way to go to alter consumer’s perception of us.
To the average person these legislative
changes will be irrelevant until they need to buy, sell or have a property
managed and require a property specialist.
However, to us, they signify the start to the positive future of our
industry. The next welcome change will
be the regulation of ongoing accreditation and training to ensure that agents
are kept up to date on all aspects of property dealings, and so the consumer can
feel confident in the knowledge that they have an informed specialist working
for them. Haven’t they got a task on
their hands!
All this can only mean is a refreshing
start to 2015 and the future.
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