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 yè

A 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 yè

and 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 | ne

Where can you find a real estate agent?

和大多数商业一样，

hé | dà duō shù | shāng yè | yī yàng

Like 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 dào

real 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 miàn

Almost outside every residential complex,

都有房产中介的店，

dōu | yǒu | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | de | diàn

there are real estate agency stores.

你走进去，

nǐ | zǒu | jìn qù

You walk in,

他们就会热情帮助你，

tā men | jiù | huì | rè qíng | bāng zhù | nǐ

and they will enthusiastically assist you—

帮你买房子，

bāng | nǐ | mǎi | fáng zi

help you buy a house,

帮你卖房子，

bāng | nǐ | mài | fáng zi

help you sell a house,

帮你租房子，

bāng | nǐ | zū | fáng zi

help you rent a house,

帮你出租房子。

bāng | nǐ | chū zū | fáng zi

or 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 | rén

Now 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 jǐ

promoting 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 zi

for 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 tí

or 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 zuò

Being 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 | lù

Every 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 hù

deal 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 xù

and 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 róng

In 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 | qián

real estate agents made a lot of money.

这些年房价持续下跌，

zhè | xiē | nián | fáng jià | chí xù | xià diē

In 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 | le

so 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 | shì

The 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 | le

I’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 wù

Now 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 | pái

putting up billboards at the gates,

以很低的佣金吸引客户。

yǐ | hěn | dī | de | yòng jīn | xī yǐn | kè hù

to 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 sī

But currently, the real estate agency with the largest market share in China

仍然是链家，

réng rán | shì | liàn jiā

is 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