About commissions: July 2007 Archives

Over the last year or so, as the market has softened in many areas, newer agents who found making money so easy just a few years ago are getting out of the industry. Agents who remain are being told to "get back to the basics". The problem is that "the basics" have dramatically changed in the last few years. Gone are the days when cold calling, sending out postcards, spending your valuable time at open houses, working floor time, etc. actually worked.