Real Estate Agent 房产中介 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

房产中介就是连接买房人和卖房人的职业，fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | jiù | shì | lián jiē | mǎi fáng rén | hé | mài fáng rén | de | zhí yèA real estate agent is a profession that connects homebuyers and home sellers,也是连接房东和租客的职业。yě | shì | lián jiē | fáng dōng | hé | zū kè | de | zhí yèand also connects landlords and tenants.在哪里可以找到房产中介呢？zài | nǎ lǐ | kě yǐ | zhǎo dào | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | neWhere can you find a real estate agent?和大多数商业一样，hé | dà duō shù | shāng yè | yī yàngLike most businesses,房产中介也可以在线下实体店和线上找到。fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | yě | kě yǐ | xiàn xià | shí tǐ | diàn | hé | xiàn shàng | zhǎo dàoreal estate agents can be found both in offline physical stores and online.几乎在每一个小区外面，jī hū | zài | měi | yī | gè | xiǎo qū | wài miànAlmost outside every residential complex,都有房产中介的店，dōu | yǒu | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | de | diànthere are real estate agency stores.你走进去，nǐ | zǒu | jìn qùYou walk in,他们就会热情帮助你，tā men | jiù | huì | rè qíng | bāng zhù | nǐand they will enthusiastically assist you—帮你买房子，bāng | nǐ | mǎi | fáng zihelp you buy a house,帮你卖房子，bāng | nǐ | mài | fáng zihelp you sell a house,帮你租房子，bāng | nǐ | zū | fáng zihelp you rent a house,帮你出租房子。bāng | nǐ | chū zū | fáng zior help you rent out a house.现在也有很多从房产中介公司出来单干的人，xiàn zài | yě | yǒu | hěn | duō | cóng | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | gōng sī | chū lái | dān gàn | de | rénNow there are also many people who left real estate agencies to work independently,在社交平台上推销自己，zài | shè jiāo | píng tái | shàng | tuī xiāo | zì jǐpromoting themselves on social platforms—比如发视频介绍某个在售的房子，bǐ rú | fā | shì pín | jiè shào | mǒu | gè | zài | shòu | de | fáng zifor example, posting videos to introduce a house for sale,或者开直播解答网友的问题。huò zhě | kāi | zhí bō | jiě dá | wǎng yǒu | de | wèn tíor hosting live streams to answer netizens’ questions.房产中介是个比较辛苦的工作，fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | shì | gè | bǐ jiào | xīn kǔ | de | gōng zuòBeing a real estate agent is a quite demanding job.每天带客户看房子都要走好多路，měi tiān | dài | kè hù | kàn | fáng zi | dōu | yào | zǒu | hǎo | duō | lùEvery day, you have to walk a lot while showing houses to clients,要面对形形色色的客户，yào | miàn duì | xíng xíng sè sè | de | kè hùdeal with all kinds of clients,成交了，还要带着客户去办理所有的手续。chéng jiāo | le | hái | yào | dài zhe | kè hù | qù | bàn lǐ | suǒ yǒu | de | shǒu xùand after a deal is closed, you have to help clients go through all the procedures.前些年房地产繁荣，qián | xiē | nián | fáng dì chǎn | fán róngIn the past few years when the real estate market was booming,房产中介赚了很多钱，fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | zhuàn | le | hěn | duō | qiánreal estate agents made a lot of money.这些年房价持续下跌，zhè | xiē | nián | fáng jià | chí xù | xià diēIn recent years, housing prices have been continuously falling,房产中介的生意就不那么好做了。fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | de | shēng yì | jiù | bù | nà | me | hǎo | zuò | leso the real estate agent business has become less profitable.房产中介抽取的佣金大概是，fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | chōu qǔ | de | yòng jīn | dà gài | shìThe commission rate charged by real estate agency is roughly—买家卖家各给10%，mǎi jiā | mài jiā | gè | gěi | 10%10% each from the buyer and the seller.具体比例我忘记了。jù tǐ | bǐ lì | wǒ | wàng jì | leI’ve forgotten the exact percentage.现在很多小区物业也推出了自己的中介服务，xiàn zài | hěn | duō | xiǎo qū | wù yè | yě | tuī chū | le | zì jǐ | de | zhōng jiè | fú wùNow many residential property management companies have also launched their own agency services,在小区门口立着广告牌，zài | xiǎo qū | mén kǒu | lì zhe | guǎng gào | páiputting up billboards at the gates,以很低的佣金吸引客户。yǐ | hěn | dī | de | yòng jīn | xī yǐn | kè hùto attract clients with low commission rates.但目前中国市场占有率最大的房产中介公司，dàn | mù qián | zhōng guó | shì chǎng | zhàn yǒu | lǜ | zuì | dà | de | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | gōng sīBut currently, the real estate agency with the largest market share in China仍然是链家，réng rán | shì | liàn jiāis still Lianjia,到处都能看到他们的绿色门店。dào chù | dōu | néng | kàn | dào | tā men | de | lǜ sè | mén diàn