Just more ways to pick more pockets.
I knew something was seriously wrong when many of the people I knew who got washed up in the speculative stock market mess of the late 90's went immediately into RE after the market tanked. Many became mortgage brokers, "developers", agents, and otherwise tried to get in any position to skim a few bucks while really knowing nothing about what they are doing.
Many on the RE industry really have not a clue about RE laws or common title related issues.
If you do some research and don't have to sell at a specific time, you should do well in RE.