Jim Duncan of Charlottesville, VA was today appointed to the Board of Advisors of Verified Professionals, LLC.
Duncan, a 25-year native of Charlottesville, has been a real estate agent since 2001. He been involved with local, state and national REALTOR® Associations, from the local Board of Directors to state and national Professionalism Groups. Duncan has been writing his real estate blog since January 2005, and has spoken at local and national real estate conferences. He’s been a productive real estate agent since 2002 and likes to use technology effectively for his clients.
When accepting his appointment to the Board of Advisors, Duncan made the following remarks:
“The real estate profession is, in a lot of ways, broken.”
“I realized a few years into my career that the real estate “education” I had that prepared me to pass the test to get my real estate license was woefully inadequate to competently practice real estate, but more importantly, I was not prepared to represent my clients. Luckily, I was blessed to have a mentor, my mother, who helped and guided me through the first few years, and to whom I still turn for assistance from time to time.”
“The REALTOR® “Code of Ethics” is a good document, but mostly meaningless beyond the halls of the NAR. Most REALTORS® neither read nor understand it, and the methods for enforcement are inadequate. “REALTOR®” currently doesn’t mean much – to the public or the bulk of the membership. As one of the founders of Nest Realty in Charlottesville, we wanted to set a higher standard for ourselves – demanding experience, professionalism and ethics. In doing so, we seek to raise the bar for ourselves and on behalf of our clients.”
“Raising the Bar must mean something other than talking about it; Raising the Bar must mean walking the walk and setting a higher standard for oneself and those around you in the profession.”
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