Holidays of Belarus - Realtor Day congratulations →

In the Soviet Union, housing in multi-storey buildings, excluding cooperative ones, was state property When moving to a new place of residence, a person exchanged an apartment independently or with the help of a broker An intermediary who provided services illegally faced up to 3 years in prison with confiscation of property in accordance with Art 154 of the USSR Criminal Code The episode “Black Broker” of the series “The Investigation is Conducted by Experts” is dedicated to this Fearing criminal punishment, the intermediaries worked underground, resorting to various tricks "So, what do you have? An apartment of 40 meters No apartments We are talking about an aunt An apartment is an aunt Square footage is age - Well, you see, we do not pretend, so to speak, to be big aunts We are quite satisfied two little, so to speak, aunties Are you talking about the kitchen? We're talking about an aunt!" This quote from a conversation between a broker, brilliantly played by V Basov, and a potential client played by G Polskikh is familiar to many from the scene from the film “For Family Circumstances” Soviet citizens posted announcements about the exchange of apartments and the sale of houses on special stands and published them in newspapers The multi-stage process of improving the living space took months and sometimes years The broker's intervention accelerated the move to the dream apartment With the collapse of the country, the advent of capitalism, privatization and the emergence of private property, professionals came out of the shadows Changes in the social and economic system brought into life not only new realities, but also words, among which was “realtor” The activities of brokers were legalized in Belarus and other countries of the former USSR in the late 1990s Specialists provided intermediary services in the purchase, sale, rental or exchange of real estate On February 5, 1998, at the initiative of BelAN, the standard STB 1098-98 “Real estate services General requirements” was approved The register of specialists included in the qualification list of professions is managed by the Ministry of Justice In honor of the recognition of brokers at the state level, every year on February 5, Realtor Day is celebrated in Belarus Since 2000, specialists began to provide services after the issuance of licenses The initiator of the establishment of Realtor Day was the Belarusian Real Estate Association, founded in 1994 The company unites many specialists working in the field of buying and selling private property Professionals provide high-level services in compliance with established standards and ethical norms From January 1, 2023, private and public real estate organizations receive a license to operate from the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus This helps to increase the level of professionalism of all real estate market specialists and create a system for assessing the quality of their work On February 5, Belarusian realtors are congratulated on the holiday by their colleagues and relatives There are cheerful toasts in their honor: “We wish you successful and profitable transactions, Paper routine without alterations, Reputable clients, high interest rates, More pleasant moments in work” Their colleagues from the Russian Federation receive similar congratulations twice a year - on February 8 and on the third Saturday of December on Realtor Day in Russia