Nick Kawakami

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Real Estate Agent, Realtor, Broker. What’s The Difference?

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Nerd Alert: If you’re interested in details, like I am, then you may be wondering what is the difference between Real Estate Agent, Realtor, and Broker. While commonly interchanged in conversation, they each serve different legal roles in the Real Estate field. Here’s a brief breakdown between the three…

Real Estate Agent

Real Estate Agents refer to the people who have been awarded a Real Estate license by the State. Rules vary by state, but in Hawaii, you’re required to take a State-administered exam, pay a licensing fee, and continue your education each year.

Realtor®

Going a step further, most Real Estate Agents join the National Association of Realtors and become “Realtors.” Members must adhere to a “Code of Ethics,” governing their practice and upholding industry standards.

Real Estate Broker

Brokers are Real Estate Agents that have taken their education further and passed additional State licensing exams. This allows them the legal ability to hire other Agents to work for them or work alone.

The Realtor® Difference

What if you had an Agent for all of life’s choices?

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It’s frustrating when people call me a salesman, because the connotation that emerges is usually negative. “Swindler,” “crafty,” “sneaky,” “selfish;” these terms synonymous with salespeople, especially those who call at 6:00 pm to sell you the latest insurance over the phone. And while Realtors are not salespeople, I wondered why salesman is associated like this. Why do we all put up barriers and feel this way when we walk onto a car lot or shop for appliances? [Read more…] about What if you had an Agent for all of life’s choices?

Top Honolulu Real Estate Agents for 2014

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Since 1998, the Honolulu Board of Realtors has recognized outstanding service through their “Aloha ‘Āina REALTOR® Awards Program.” Each year, members are nominated by their clients and the public at large and are awarded by excelling in the real estate profession.

Last night, two Marcus & Associates realtors won awards for the 2014 year! Congratulations goes out to my fellow residential colleagues Leslie McCabe and Peter Lee, who exemplified the Marcus way with outstanding service! I am proud to work alongside these wonderful people, who are now considered among the top residential real estate agents!

The seflish benefit for me is the support these two, along with the other 17 outstanding residential real estate agents, will be giving me. Numerous awards pepper the landscape of the office, and I am so glad that I chose this office to work for.

If you are looking for top residential real estate agents, to help you with your Honolulu real estate needs, use my contact form and I will be happy to help you!