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Rainmaker
913,468
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Plenty of times. Even long time realtors still say real a toor

Apr 23, 2017 10:39 AM
Rainmaker
1,056,272
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

I'm in the redneck capital of the world, so that's a yes. LOLLL

Apr 23, 2017 11:51 AM
Ambassador
3,349,404
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Yes. Many Many Too Many times.  Agents and lenders and home inspectors .... and clients ... and Real It Ter too. 

Apr 23, 2017 10:43 AM
Rainmaker
1,846,901
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Sure, it's pretty funny. Git-a-long ... there ya real-a-tur.  I think the incorrect correct ending is turrr.

Apr 23, 2017 11:06 AM
Ambassador
5,060,544
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Lots of times, and from people who really should know!

Apr 23, 2017 10:55 AM
Rainmaker
7,863,184
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Many times.

Apr 23, 2017 10:43 AM
Rainmaker
5,112,471
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

All the time.

Apr 23, 2017 10:41 AM
Rainmaker
1,045,440
Dave Martin (703) 585-4687
Fairfax Realty - Fairfax, VA
Making Realty Dreams a Reality #WeWillGetYouHome

Yes but not too often though it does happen too much 

Dec 17, 2017 06:53 AM
Rainmaker
280,599
Jeanne Gregory
RE/MAX Southwest - Sugar Land, TX
The most important home I sell is YOURS!

All the time. Makes me crazy but also reminds me of the pastor of the church I grew up in. If you pronounced Trinity TRINUTTY it irritated him beyond belief! Now let us all sign the doxology 😜

Apr 28, 2017 07:14 PM
Rainmaker
991,252
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Not only pronounce it that way but they spell Realty with an I!!!!

It's not REAL I TY, it's REAL TY

Drives me up a wall as well!

Apr 24, 2017 06:35 AM
Rainmaker
4,900,966
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Happens all the time and I just look right past it.  What annoys me are people who write Realtor and not REALTOR®

 

Apr 24, 2017 04:46 AM
Rainmaker
2,221,377
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Yes

Apr 23, 2017 07:40 PM
Rainmaker
290,969
Allie Angeloni
Long Realty - Oro Valley, AZ

I hear that pronunciation more from non-realtors Karen Jones Lewis, MBA, Realtor.  I can remember in Real Estate School, that was probably the first comment that I heard from my instructor - how to pronounce that work - HA! 

Apr 23, 2017 05:12 PM
Ambassador
3,589,741
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Yes sometimes we do so as a joke - all in good fun!

Apr 23, 2017 05:02 PM
Rainmaker
2,399,936
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Many times, sometimes in fun and sometimes just tripping over their own tongues, not really deliberately.

Apr 23, 2017 04:40 PM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Many times it depends what part of the country one is from. I hear Real-tor, i hear real - ah - tah and real - a - tor. I know what they mean....

Apr 23, 2017 03:28 PM
Ambassador
2,684,569
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 That is now the officially correct pronunciation.

Apr 23, 2017 02:48 PM
Rainmaker
846,475
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

All the time, more often than not I would say it is pronounced that way at least down here in latin America

Apr 23, 2017 02:19 PM
Rainmaker
2,784,566
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Sure and often reality gets mixed in with realty....

Apr 23, 2017 02:13 PM
Rainer
352,976
Teri Pacitto
Compass - Westlake Village, CA
Real Estate, Your Style...Your Home...My Specialty

No, but many times Real-a.ter is what I hear a lot.  Makes me cringe...but then again, many things make me cringe in this business.  

Apr 23, 2017 11:32 AM
Rainmaker
564,494
Maria Sapio
Keller Williams of Central PA - Carlisle, PA
Real Estate Agent- Carlisle, PA. Mariasapio.com

Yes, I REALly have ...!!

Apr 23, 2017 11:19 AM
Rainmaker
1,325,299
Donald Urschalitz
Lubeck Realty Group - Jupiter, FL
P.A. Realtor ABR RSPS North Palm Beach County

Drives me nuts.

Apr 23, 2017 10:37 AM
Rainmaker
5,239,023
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

All the time unfortunately!

Apr 23, 2017 10:35 AM
Rainmaker
5,877,335
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Yes, and always amazed!

Apr 26, 2017 07:34 AM
Rainmaker
902,038
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Real-a-tor; terminator? No, I have not.

Apr 25, 2017 02:26 PM
Rainmaker
4,960,530
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

We have a problem at out board with some people and they get upset if it is pronounce wrong.

 

Apr 24, 2017 05:05 PM
Ambassador
1,078,091
John Meussner
Mortgages in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI - Fair Oaks, CA
#MortgageMadeEasy Fair Oaks, CA 484-680-4852

I've lived in enough places with different accents (northeast, south, midwest, southwest) to brush it off, but oh yea.  I've heard Realtors pronounce it Realitter, pretty common around Philadelphia.

Apr 24, 2017 02:17 PM
Rainmaker
1,624,653
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

It does not bother me at all. A lot of people have different kinds of accent( me included) and it does not bother me at all, I'm not interested who is the person is than how they pronounce certain words. 

Apr 24, 2017 01:55 PM
Rainmaker
1,506,013
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Forget the agents, most of the public out here says it that way.  Personally, as someone who's name is Ryan and who's been called Bryan his whole life by people and who's last name has been pronounced "Higgins" more times than there are gold bars in Fort Knox, I don't give a crap how I or anyone else pronounces it.  All they need to know is 805.905.4000 to list their house!

Apr 24, 2017 09:25 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,177
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

No.

Apr 24, 2017 08:46 AM
Rainer
259,055
Mick Michaud
Distinctly Texas Lifestyle Properties, LLC Office:682/498-3107 - Granbury, TX
Your Texas Lifestyle is Here!

All the time.  Or even better: Real-a-ter.

Apr 24, 2017 07:52 AM
Rainmaker
809,258
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

Yep.

They shouldn't have made it so hard to pronounce and spell, lol. -Kasey

Apr 24, 2017 07:31 AM
Rainmaker
1,553,330
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

My Realtor grandparents would have corrected you on the spot, they hated that pronunciation.

But Americans miss pronounce a lot of words like they say daily. As a retired DJ and student of the Japanese culture, my biggest pet peeve is how you all mispronounce Karaoke.

You say "CARRY-O-KEY" when it's pronounced "Kara-O-Kay". How you ever got "Carry" from "Kara" is beyond me. Oh, I have a whole list 

Apr 24, 2017 06:15 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Kathleen Daniels nailed this one!

Apr 24, 2017 05:02 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,132
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Yes.

Apr 24, 2017 04:48 AM
Rainmaker
1,390,113
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Sure. 

Apr 24, 2017 03:21 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,791
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Yes.

Apr 24, 2017 12:54 AM
Rainmaker
4,319,773
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Karen Jones Lewis, MBA, Realtor - yes, several times.

Apr 23, 2017 11:02 PM
Rainmaker
716,529
Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR
West USA Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix Scottsdale. Sellers, Buyers & Relocations

LOL, not in my parts - but maybe I don't want to hear it. But go to dictionary.com and it's pronouced [ree-uh l-ter, -tawr\, but I understand it's supposed to be ˈrēl-, -ˌtȯr\

Apr 23, 2017 08:37 PM
Rainmaker
1,241,754
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Real b tor.....blah blah

Apr 23, 2017 07:49 PM
Rainmaker
1,617,916
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

yes I have

Apr 23, 2017 06:33 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,013
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Yes and it is about 50% that mispronounce it. How can we expect the public to get it right if we don't?

Apr 23, 2017 06:29 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,308
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

All the time!

Apr 23, 2017 06:28 PM
Rainmaker
5,027,088
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Lots of times!!

Apr 23, 2017 06:17 PM
Ambassador
2,071,156
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

All the time.... I wonder how they feel about their Doc-a-tor?

Apr 23, 2017 05:48 PM
Ambassador
3,383,384
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Yep.  Even saw one do a personalized tag digging into it:  RELATOR.  Just awful.

Apr 23, 2017 05:17 PM
Ambassador
3,863,255
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

 

We hear it  this way so often...it makes us doubt the pronunciation.

Apr 23, 2017 04:29 PM
Ambassador
6,417,445
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Yes, very often.

Apr 23, 2017 04:20 PM
Ambassador
2,187,593
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

It is one of my pet peeves.  If you can't properly pronounce it, you shouldn't be one!  

Apr 23, 2017 02:53 PM
Rainmaker
1,712,776
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I'm from Oklahoma.

Apr 23, 2017 02:42 PM
Ambassador
2,456,409
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Yes indeed. Yesterday I saw an advertisement on TV (we were in Delaware and I'm not sure who it was for) and they said "real-a-tor".  I told the TV that's not how it's supposed to be pronounced. Lot of good that did!

Apr 23, 2017 01:49 PM
Ambassador
5,254,035
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Yes and that drives me batty!!

Apr 23, 2017 01:31 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,257
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Karen Jones Lewis, MBA, Realtor Sure all the time.

Apr 23, 2017 12:58 PM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

that makes me CRAZY....

Apr 23, 2017 12:37 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,581
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Yes and other variations.

Apr 23, 2017 12:31 PM