The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) presently claims 1.2
million members. We figure those are figures from 2007, pre-dating the
worst of the housing free fall and that there have been many dropouts
since then.
Even in the best of times the division of wealth among
agents is lop- sided. According the Federal job outlook, the median
annual income of agents in 2004 was $35,670.
But, if you were
among those earning $35,000 in 2004, you are probably hurting now.
You want to stay in the business until the market
improves, but you have to eat, so may we offer two suggestions
for modifying your business model in order to increase listings and
sales…