The Real Estate Institute of Australia is in the process of creating a National Professional Standards Scheme for the Real Estate Industry.
John Cunningham Chair, REIA Professionalism Committee
For more information please visit Pathway to Professional.
REINSW, in conjunction with REIA, are working with the Professional Standards Councils (PSC) and its agency, the Professional Standards Authority, to explore how real estate agents can be formally recognised as a profession.
The PSC uses the 5 Es to define the elements that are necessary to qualify as a profession.
The five Es are:
We believe we need to add another E: Evolution.
If you think ethics is just for philosophers and intellectuals, think again. Ethics are at the core of everything we do and shape our behaviours. As our industry travels the pathway to professionalism, we must decide the guiding principles that define our collective behaviours and strive to always act in accordance with them.
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"Upon the subject of education … I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as people can be engaged in.” So said Abraham Lincoln – and it’s a sentiment we need to wholeheartedly embrace as our industry seeks to evolve into a profession.
Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States of America, once said: “Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.” These words uttered in the 1920s ring true today, as the real estate industry works toward the goal of achieving professional recognition.
It’s one thing to say you're ethical, educated and have relevant experience. It’s another to prove it. Find out how professionals prove they are keeping their promises in the community through examination.
Professional status is something that's closely monitored and assessed over time by the responsible entity to ensure standards are consistently being met.
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. So said the father of evolution himself, Charles Darwin. At a time when the real estate industry is facing a growing number of challenges, how do we evolve into a profession in order to ensure our survival?
A stellar line-up of the industry’s most influential and respected agents spoke about the Pathway to Professionalism at REINSW’s Future Agent Summit at the Sydney Mint.
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Over 60 real estate industry leaders gathered together to action plans for professionalisation at REINSW’s Property Professional Prelaunch Think Tank.
Watch the speakers here.
As REINSW continues to push forward in the quest for professional recognition of our industry, the Property Professionals Advisory Group (PPAG) has been formed to examine the underpinning framework we need to put in place to achieve our goal.
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Agents at the Industry Summit recognised the need to increase professional standards as the way forward.
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation, Victor Dominello, announced a landmark series of reforms that will have a real and lasting impact on the way agents in NSW are educated.
As we approach another interesting year in real estate, it's time for both reflection and forward planning in our businesses and the industry
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Finding your Purpose leads you to formulate your Vision, Values and Behaviours.
Agents need to move away from their ego and towards the new era of customer experience.
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