Agents: what’s your rank?

A realistic rating might be a good idea, however, how will anyone know if these “rankings” are correct?
I checked mine on neighborcity.com and found that the info was wrong.

I emailed them about the incorrect info, but nothing was changed.
Therefore, I wouldn’t put much credence into their ratings.

While I in no way support copyright or antitrust violations, we may want to take a look at the underlying issue here. According to the NAR: Like sellers, buyers most commonly choose an agent based on a referral from a friend, neighbor or relative.
In a world where consumers are seeking more and more transparency, it this any way to run an industry?
When you think about it, how else are clients going to find their particular best agent? Since organized real estate and the MLSs refuse to help, the Internet is awash with tireless self-promoters claiming to be #1. We leave ourselves open to people who use our own data claiming to rank agents. Maybe in boom times any agent will do. But those brave souls who venture into our post-apocalyptic market demand and deserve better.
For so many reasons, the notion of a “ranking algorithm” is a sham. How do you account for teams, or partners, or off-market sales, etc. And bare statistics never tell the story. What about the agents who rack up the sales but treat their clients poorly? Or the agents just in it for the money? Or the cheats? As Realtors, we know to avoid them or how to deal with them, but how can the public know?
We are part of a new free service, My Broker Donates, which attempts to resolve these issues. As insiders, we introduce buyers and sellers to seasoned agents who not only meet our performance criteria, but are respected by their peers and knowledgeable in the specific part of the market of most interest to the client. In addition, they support nonprofits in their communities: we collect our referral fee and then make a large donation when the sale closes.
In our post-crash market there is tremendous opportunity, but also much downside risk. We say buyers and sellers deserve the best and most complete information from a neutral source.

The data on neighborcity is inaccurate most of the time. All of the top rated agents are REO listing agents. The agents who focus on short sales have much lower scores. Many brokers who sell new homes will also have low scores because the sales are not always in the MLS. I know a handful of successful, top producing brokers with low ratings on Neighborcity. If an agent relists or replenishes the same property in the MLS multiple times and it eventually selle, neighborcity sees it as listings that didnt sell. They are just another scheme referral site.