But lately, he's been having trouble squaring that passion with a growing problem: a glut of underqualified real-estate agents.
"The general public deserves so much better than what the majority of real-estate agents provide."
A threat to the industryThe vast majority of real-estate agents are independent contractors who rely on commissions.
But despite the ease with which home shoppers can now browse homes online, buyers and sellers still see themselves as dependent on real-estate agents.
And if those people don't have the ability to become a real-estate agent or a Realtor, then they lose their access to representation."
Persons:
Bret Weinstein, he's, Weinstein, they're incentivized, It's, appraisers, they're, they'd, Lawrence Yun, Stephen Brobeck, Brobeck, Inman, that's, There's, Jessica Reinhardt, Reinhardt, bristled, who's, Reinhard, James Rodriguez
Organizations:
Realtors, Consumer Federation of America, National Association of Realtors, NAR, Consumers, CFA, Denver Metro Association of Realtors
Locations:
Denver, Texas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania