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Re:Federal judge finds state law governing who is an enginee... by Gibbon1 on Monday December 31, 2018 @07:30PM (#18798097)
Difference between a lawyer and a realtor is a lawyer has to get a law degree and pass the bar exam and then really doesn't owe anyone shit.

Realtor's are a cross between a MLM and a guild.

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Re:Federal judge finds state law governing who is an enginee... by paulie_a on Monday December 31, 2018 @10:54PM (#18798832)
Real estate agents are legally acting as a lawyer in a very specific scope in some states. They are considered to be one, again in a very narrow scope.

And no Realtors/real estate agents in no way is anything close to an mlm. They work as an authorized extension of a licenced broker. They work on their behalf with oversight and receive compensation. But that is literally every job.

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Re:Federal judge finds state law governing who is an enginee... by stan_rogers on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @12:20AM (#18799062)
Not lawyer, attorney (someone with the legal right to act on another's behalf in a legally binding manner). Where a lawyer is an attorney-at-law, a real estate agent (whether a "realtor" or not) would be an ad hoc attorney-in-fact.
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Re:Federal judge finds state law governing who is an enginee... by EvanAnderson on Monday December 31, 2018 @11:03PM (#18798855)
Being a real estate sales agent, in my US state, requires licensure. It's not a particularly difficult test, and arguably it has a component or protectionism to it, but there is also liability too.

Realtors (a trademark of the National Asociation of Realtors) are members of a private organization.

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