OK, stick with me here for a few minutes. I think this is becoming a more valid question. Looking at the most recent numbers I could find in a quick internet search, I found that there were over 1.3 million REALTORs (as of November 2006), and that doesn’t count the ones that aren’t NAR members.
And, those agents averaged 12 sides per year. Link to source here. Their average income was about
First, let me say that I work for a brokerage that does NOT allow dual agency, but does allow designated agency. Dual agency is when an agent have contracts for representation with both the buyer and seller. In other words, the agent is bound by fiduciary responsibility to represent the needs of both the buyer and seller above all other.
Second, let me say
I keep seeing and hearing about “dirty little secrets” that real estate agents won’t tell their clients. Most of them turn out to be pretty stupid points. However, today while going through my morning routine (dead-heading, so my brain needed something to do) I thought of the dirty little secret that FSBO companies don’t tell their customers.
OK, the water is chest deep now. I started wading in here, and I just don’t know when to stop.
So, what do I see happening with interest rates? Overall, I see them going down. But, I think they’ll go up first. Was that vague enough that I can claim victory no matter what?
First, the case for rate rising. In the short term, I see
Boy, am I going to wade into it this time…
I was wandering through the FOXNews Real Estate section, and came across this feature story. Reading this, one would think we were seriously in trouble. “… from San Francisco to San Diego — is predicted to decline