«In my mind, I would say those top 25
percent are real estate professionals, and the remaining 75 are really agents with a license,» he said.The other 75, he said, need additional development, and that's where coaching comes in for Long & Foster.
Not exact matches
After executives, managers and financial
professionals, the next largest groups in the top 0.1
percent of earners
was lawyers with 6.2
percent and
real estate professionals at 4.7
percent.
29
percent of
real estate professionals are now feeling optimistic about UK's commercial
real estate market.
Natalie Riggs, a
real estate professional in Southern California, uses the example of Los Angeles County property tax, which
is 1.25
percent.
Former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, who
is expected to formally enter the race next week, pulled in more than $ 1 million from
real estate professionals and related industries between 2007 and 2009, including $ 21,000 from executives at Vornado Realty Trust, for a total of $ 4.8 million, or 25
percent of his donations.
Fifty - nine
percent of home owners that used a
real estate professional to sell their home
were successful vs. 39
percent of for - sale - by - owners, reflecting a 50
percent higher closing rate for those home sellers using a
professional.
Additionally,
real estate professionals might
be able to take advantage of a 20
percent deduction, depending on their income and business classification.
Real estate professionals say the 0.25
percent increase in the rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans
is not spurring home buyers to jump into the market out of concern that mortgage rates
are going to follow suit.
Last year, the Hispanic home ownership rate surpassed 47
percent in the U.S., and 70
percent of all new households formed in 2015
were of Hispanic decent, says Joseph Nery, 2016 president of The National Association of Hispanic
Real Estate Professionals.
Because signs remain one of the most effective marketing tools in the
real estate professional's arsenal — 69
percent of buyers relied in part on yard signs in their search and 16
percent first found the home they purchased because of a yard sign, according to the 2003 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers — sign riders that include your URL
are a terrific way to promote your Web site.
Jeff Berger, founder and CEO of the National Association of Gay and Lesbian
Real Estate Professionals, says 54 percent of LGBT respondents in a recent survey own some type of real estate, and home ownership is equal between gay / bisexual men and wo
Real Estate Professionals, says 54 percent of LGBT respondents in a recent survey own some type of real estate, and home ownership is equal between gay / bisexual men and
Estate Professionals, says 54
percent of LGBT respondents in a recent survey own some type of
real estate, and home ownership is equal between gay / bisexual men and wo
real estate, and home ownership is equal between gay / bisexual men and
estate, and home ownership
is equal between gay / bisexual men and women.
Eighty - six
percent of the respondents said they
were considering using a
real estate professional to complete their purchase.
As many as 76
percent of Homes.com's visitors
are currently NOT working with a
real estate professional.
Business impact: «About 60
percent of our new business
is generated from the site» Site debut: February 2000 Site updated: Daily Designer: John Morris Developer: Advanced Access Best feature: Home Search for buyers and sellers; Agent Only for
real estate professionals
Despite this technological age in which some
real estate professionals advocate for going 100
percent mobile, you might find that it
's much easier said than done.
Cold Leads
are most likely to open an email sent by a
real estate professional on Thursdays (46.3
percent open rate).
Although it
's true that consumers don't typically go to the Internet to find a
real estate professionals, according to the California Association of REALTORS» survey of Internet buyers in February 2002, 79
percent of Internet buyers chose their salespeople from the Internet.
That
's especially true for
real estate professionals, 81
percent of whom own a passenger car, according to REALTOR ® Magazine
's 2001 Reader Profile, MRI Custom Division.
The state's governor
is considering an effort to raise up to $ 1 billion in new revenue by expanding the state's sales tax to include a 6.5
percent tax on the fees charged for
professional services, which include
real estate commissions and leasing fees.
«About 80
percent of Hispanics
are first - time homebuyers,» says Gary Acosta, co-founder of the National Association of Hispanic
Real Estate Professionals.
While Zillow claims Instant Offers
is not in competition with
real estate professionals and
is designed to present an alternative to those wishing to sell their home quickly, nearly 86
percent of survey respondents say that Instant Offers will not benefit home - selling consumers.
Only 7
percent of
real estate agents and 4
percent of mortgage
professionals are Hispanic; 25
percent of Hispanics, however, would prefer to work with a Spanish - speaking agent.
Sage estimates that 6
percent, or 150,000, of the generic software's 2.5 million registered users
are real estate professionals.
Your brand shouldn't
be 100
percent focused on
real estate, but as an agent you certainly will want to
be remembered for your
professional expertise.
«We know that 90
percent of visitors to Homes.com
are actively looking for their next home, and 80
percent of them
are not yet working with a
real estate professional.
In fact, many buyers (and
real estate professionals) believe that in order to purchase a home, a 20
percent down payment
is necessary.
Many sellers don't realize that four out of five homes
are sold by a
real estate professional and that these homes consistently sell for more than FSBOs — 27
percent on average, according to the 2002 National Association of REALTORS ® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.
«Ninety - five
percent of any marketing plan
is how you price the property,» says Walter Sanford, a broker, speaker, and author based in Kankakee, Ill. «And who better to price it than a
real estate professional who views the competition every day?»
Know all the legal «ins and outs,» but remember that more than 50
percent of
being a great
real estate professional isn't what you learn in
real estate school.
Eighty - three
percent of home buyers surveyed said that having a
real estate professional who
is familiar with accessible housing would
be beneficial to them, while one in four — or 25
percent — said it
is absolutely essential for their
real estate professional to
be knowledgeable about accessible housing.
From those surveyed, 83
percent said having a
real estate professional knowledgeable about accessible housing would
be beneficial, and 25
percent said it
is absolutely essential that their
real estate professional be knowledgeable about accessible housing.
Not only has the San Francisco - based firm redefined the practice of home valuation in terms of accuracy — with a median error of 2.5
percent and declining every month as the company's algorithms process more data — it
is helping
real estate professionals set themselves apart with the burgeoning power of predictive analytics, elevating them from average
real estate agent to invaluable financial advisor.
Sixty - one
percent (61
percent) of respondents do not think it
's important that their
real estate professional speaks Spanish.
Over the past four years, as the economic recovery gradually took hold, the most positive view of
real estate professionals — those who assessed the industry's well -
being as «good to excellent» — rose from 55.9
percent (for 2013) to today's robust 84.0
percent, while those on the fence dwindled from 41.8
percent to just 14.9
percent.
While most
real estate professionals aim for a 3 — 5
percent conversion rate, you'll want to determine how many leads you want to
be closing per month.
She
's also proud to note that 60
percent of her associates hold two or more
real estate professional designations.
Agent Qualities: LGBT respondents looking to purchase a home in the next three years
are most concerned about selecting a
real estate professional that has an excellent reputation (93
percent) and
is LGBT - friendly (86
percent).
«We attract a lot of «top of the funnel» consumers — 75
percent of our buyers aren't working with a
real estate professional yet.
First American said the five states with the greatest increase in title agent and
real estate professional confidence in residential purchase transaction volume growth, compared with a year ago,
were: Kentucky (+50
percent); West Virginia (+40
percent); Maryland (+31.3
percent); Arizona (+27.4
percent); and Texas (+24.3
percent).
The states in which title agents and
real estate professionals had the highest predictions for residential price growth in the coming year
were: Washington (+6.8
percent); Colorado (+6.6
percent); Oklahoma (+6.3
percent); Idaho (+5.5
percent); and Montana (+5.4
percent).
«The survey show an increase in optimism, especially over the course of the next two years, as 80
percent of
real estate professionals expect home prices to
be higher than they
are today.»
The highest - earning
real estate professionals are 58
percent more like to constantly use their phones while driving to text or make phone calls, while their lowest - earning counterparts
are 57
percent more likely to never use their phone while driving.
29
percent of
real estate professionals are now feeling optimistic about UK's commercial
real estate market.
The lowest - earning
real estate professionals, on the other hand,
are 282
percent more likely to drive minivans, 45
percent more likely to drive sedans, and 20
percent more likely to drive sports cars.
The highest - earning
real estate professionals are 42
percent more likely to have gym memberships and 39
percent more likely to use them all the time.
Business casual
is the style of dress used by the vast majority, 85
percent, of
real estate professionals when they meet with their clients.
Eighty - two
percent of REALTORS ®
are very certain they will remain active as a
real estate professional for two more years.
Action movies
are 44
percent more popular among the
real estate professionals that earn the most.
With 50
percent of prospective home buyers using YouTube as their main source of video research, according to
real estate blog Wingwire, it seems that Youtube
is the place where
real estate professionals should
be focusing their attention.
Mike McCann
is now a member of the «The Thousand Top
Real Estate Professionals,» ranked in the top one half of 1
percent of the more than 1,100,000 REALTORS ® nationwide.