Many people question the term “real estate agent.”  “Does that mean we have fake estate agents, too? What do they sell?” was printed in the book Life’s a Joke, and I Have Proof (2005) by David Rogers. “If there are real estate agents, are there fake estate agents too?” was posted on Twitter by Dan Freemantle on March 13, 2009.
 
“If real estate agents exist, there has to be fake estate agents” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on March 10, 2017. “There must be a lot of fake estate agents for the other ones to assure us they’re real” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on December 2, 2019.
 
     
Google Books
Life’s a Joke, and I Have Proof
By David Rogers
Wavelength Press
2005
Pg. 66:
Does that mean we have fake estate agents, too? What do they sell?
 
Twitter
Dan Freemantle
@danfreemantle
If there are real estate agents, are there fake estate agents too?
7:39 AM · Mar 13, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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Dom Forbes
@domforbes
Do Americans have fake estate agents as well as real estate agents?
4:43 AM · Apr 10, 2011·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Blake Lawrence
@Blake_Lawrence
Real estate agents ruin all the fun for fake estate agents.
4:11 PM · Oct 16, 2011·Twitter for Mac
   
Twitter
Arj
@Spidey_62
Why do they call them real estate agents? Are there fake estate agents?
5:04 PM · Feb 16, 2012·Twitter for BlackBerry®
     
Twitter
baydu
@Baydu
Real estate agents, as opposed to what? Fake estate agents?
2:54 PM · Feb 24, 2014·Twitter Web Client
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/akichandoug March 10, 2017
If real estate agents exist, there has to be fake estate agents
 
Twitter
your bff alex
@psybermonkey
Real estate agents imply the existence of fake estate agents. Be fucking careful who you trust
12:09 AM · Mar 3, 2019·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/brendan_07 December 2, 2019
There must be a lot of fake estate agents for the other ones to assure us they’re real.