You were 1152 to respond to our survey between November 3, 2005 and December 12, 2005.
It appears that 85% of you have already engaged the services of estate agents. For what services?
bought 65% 45%
sold
17% praised
7% were rent
This shows the complementarity of agencies with the market "individuals" who do not go through agencies! Overall
felt on the real estate agents is shared. 56% of respondents believe they know their job, while 44% believe the contrary that they do not know well.
Generally, the business agent is not perceived positively because you're 49% think they are there to take their commission in the process.
They are 72% think it is the agency that wins the most money in a transaction (Notary: 28%).
However 36% believe their mission is consulting for private
You think the majority (59%) that it is through the chain "individuals" that we made the best deal.
24% think it through solicitors and 16% at agencies ...
But the market seems to be in the hands of agencies because you are 64% think it is the agencies that conduct more Business (Legal 19% 10% Internet sites, merchants good 4%.).
agencies network are preferred to 23%, district agencies to 21% but in general, belonging to a network or not is not a determining factor for respondents 59% because you think that it makes no difference!
Nevertheless, the agencies are pretty well regarded by vendors as 66% of them would accept the decision to commission an agency to do the transaction, while 34% of diehards, pass through the die "individuals".
In the case of the lease, the bias of the agencies is seen as well: 35% say they are rather on the side of the owners, 3% instead of the side tenants and 60% of any side in particular ...
For more information on obscure points of real estate, 51% would choose to go see a lawyer or notary, 28% prefer to visit websites and surf the forums, 15% would switch to a real estate agent and 11% would seek advice from the FNAIM.
The National Federation of Estate Agents with a brand awareness among respondents of 67%. This is the
FNAIM which leads citations when respondents are asked to cite three agency networks. The second is
RIPA and 3rd Century 21. It
appears in the question of why some people prefer to go through the die rather than individual agencies that it is primarily the amount of the commission deemed excessive, which is a factor, then comes the direct contact and the possibility discuss with the person, creating an interesting experience to live.
We decided not to publish stories in this analysis that Internet users have sent because they do not reflect a general trend, but an experienced individual.
However, they reflect some occasional failures that agencies could correct to improve the overall quality of their services and their image among individuals.
