Slightly more than half of the companies — 51 to be exact — showed an increase in transaction sides in 2009, up from just 16 companies with such growth in 2008. (realtormag.realtor.org)
The survey ranks brokerages based on the number of transaction sides closed during the year. (ourvalleyhomes.net)
So it determined its average loss during each of the past three years and then divided that amount by the average number of transaction sides closed each year. (realtormag.realtor.org)