[cbkaty]

All I'm saying is that the entire industry needs to be deregulated so as to eliminate this arcane notion that it needs to operate as a cartel with no flexibility in how it generates its revenues.

Are you suggesting that Real Estate agents/brokers should not be required to be licensed and attend mandatory continuing education?

[Alberta's Child]

Are you suggesting that Real Estate agents/brokers should not be required to be licensed and attend mandatory continuing education?

Maybe, maybe not -- I'd have to think about that a little more. What does that have to do with brokerage fees?

[Rodney King]

Are you suggesting that Real Estate agents/brokers should not be required to be licensed and attend mandatory continuing education?

Yes. I am a smart guy, I could pick up what I need to know in one weekend of reading up on the laws. Explain to me what exactly is learned at these events that suggests they should be mandatory?

Mandatory requirements are not always a good thing. An idiot realtor can hide behind credentials. Whereas, if there were no credentials, people would spend a lot more time getting references and rating their realtors on web sites, etc.

For example, you sound like a good realtor. Do you think that you should have the same credentials as an idiot one? Wouldn't you prefer no credentials, so that people spent a lot more time listening to your references? You would get more business that way.