simplify the documents involved and eliminate all middlemen

Force the public to sign an bi-lateral agency agreement requiring honestly in all dealings with their agent.

I know this is not possible even if the education standards were increased, but if anything can be done to make sure every agent stays on top of communication that would be great. Listing agents to show appointmnets, agents not disappearing with no response for days during a contract, it drives me crazy.

Require at least some post-secondary education for licensure, along with training in social and professional etiquette.

Much more education required to get a license.

Impose upon BROKERS mimimal profiency stantandards measured by transaction count AND compel the classification of those agents below that standard to be identified as INTERNS.

More training for agents. Most ttraining does not include being able to fill out documents which is scary because of the legalities. 

I am another who would eliminate dual agency.

I would eliminate dual agency. 

I like the answer that Sandy and Norm gave.  I hate the old saying, "Buyers are liars and sellers are too."

I am staying out of this one.... 

Robert (Alaska Bob) Swetz A mandatory apprenticeship program for new agents coming into the business.

All I can change is myself.