In a recent Gallup poll, Americans rated the ethics and honesty of different professions. Nurses came up at the top, along with pharmacists and high school teachers.
What was a bit of a disappointment was the real estate agents ranked so low. Only 17% of people surveyed rated them as very high/high, while 25% rated them as low/very low.
It's a sad state of affairs when a majority of people feel that can't trust the very people who are guiding them in making some of their most significant financial and life decisions.
At the same time, we, as Realtors, need to do a better job of setting a higher standard and earning the trust of the general public (and it certainly doesn't help when NAR come out with bogus statistics). It's our fault as a profession if the public doesn't view us highly.
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