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> Realtors are a state-sanctioned monopoly for real estate transactions This doesn't even make sense. 'Realtors" is plural, and there are many, which is incomp
by IfOnlyYouKnew 4y ago
> Realtors are a state-sanctioned monopoly for real estate transactions
This doesn't even make sense. 'Realtors" is plural, and there are many, which is incompatible with monopolies. Realtors have a monopoly on their trade only because anyone competing with them becomes a realtor, by definition.
It's like complaining about the airlines' monopoly in air passenger transport.
- alxndr 4y ago"Realtor" is a trademarked term which indicates that a person is a member of the National Association of Realtors. This is the org which the parent commenter is calling a monopoly. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/realtor https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/realtor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realtors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realto...