Licensed real estate agents have greatly contributed to the protection of people's property right as professionals in the field so far since the implementation of the system through the establishment of sound transaction order with vocational ethics a...
Licensed real estate agents have greatly contributed to the protection of people's property right as professionals in the field so far since the implementation of the system through the establishment of sound transaction order with vocational ethics and a sense of obligation. However, because the past negative perception of real estate agents still remains, they are not generally recognized as professionals.
So, very low rate is applied to their brokerage fees when compared to their responsibility and obligation, related industries and foreign brokerage fees.
Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide the improvement methods of the system of the real estate brokerage fees according to the specialization of the real estate brokerage industry as the real estate brokerage market becomes internationalized and open more and more.
In addition, the research focuses on the system of the real estate brokerage fees which is the pressing problem that requires an urgent solution among various problems related to the real estate brokerage system.
Current system has many problems in low rate, retrogressive fee rate system, the non-reflection of the characteristics of brokerage things, the payment time of fees, the establishment of limited amounts, an agency deciding the brokerage fees, etc.
The purpose of the survey which directly examines the management of brokerage industry through questionnaires is to find out the problems of the current system of brokerage fees and provide the improvement methods by objectively analyzing and examining the actual conditions of the real estate brokerage agencies.
The survey was conducted for the members of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. Although only 183 copies among 500 copies were collected, most respondents were specialists who were forty years or older, had more than five years experiences and were elected as the manager of branch, a district office or affiliate societies and were right people as the subjects of the survey. In this regard, the survey results can be considered to be much more credible.
The survey results indicate that there are following problems.
First, the bigness and specialization of the real estate agencies are needed, but they are difficult in the current situation of small business management.
Second, the establishment of a real estate agency is too easy and some of them establish it by lending other's license.
Third, because the sales are small compared to operating expenses, they encounter difficulties in sustaining their livelihoods.
Fourth, because the management of real estate agencies is difficult, they cannot choose but to depend on income besides legal fees, taking the risk of violating laws.
Fifth, the major income of the real estate broker assistant is determined according to the numbers of transactions and their livelihood is not stable.
Sixth, there are many clients who don't pay even legal fees.
Seventh, because the management is difficult with legal fees, many real estate brokerage agencies are considering the suspension or cessation of business.
Eighth, they requires the increase of current fee rate by 2-3%.
Ninth, the highest limited amount system should be abolished.
Tenth, a regulation organ which includes associations, learned societies and agencies must have the decision right of brokerage fees.
To solve the problems, the improvement methods such as the increase of brokerage fees, transformation toward uniform fee rating system or proportional fee rating system, the abolishment of the system of limited amount, the discrimination of brokerage fees according to brokerage things, the stipulation of the payment time of fees, the transfer of the decision right of brokerage fees, the establishment of fees for brokerage for a premium, etc. were provided.