Realtor Statistics Everyone Should See

<h1>Realtor Statistics Everyone Should See</h1>Author: <a title="Jackie Riggins" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/jackie-riggins/83593.htm">Jackie Riggins</a> REALTOR® Statistics Hours worked by all REALTORS® (nationwide): 40 per week Gross personal income by hours worked: $63,000 (median for 40-59 hrs.) Percent of business generated by REALTOR® personal web site (all REALTORS®): Zero - 28%; over 25%- 12% Real estate experience of all REALTORS® (median): 7 years REALTORS® by gender: Male 41%; Female 59% Formal education of REALTORS®: Some college: 34%; associate degree: 12%; Bachelor's degree: 26%; High school graduate: 8%; Graduate degree and above: 10%; Some graduate school: 8% Affiliate membership of REALTORS ®: CCIM: 1%; CRE: 1%; CRB: 3%; CRS: 10%; IREM: 1%; REBAC: 10%; RLI: 1%; SIOR: less than 1%; WCR: 4% Sides per agent: For all REALTORS® in 2006, the typical brokerage specialist completed 10 transaction sides Number of years with present firm (median): Agents - 3 years; Brokers - 7 years REALTOR® affiliation with firms: Independent contractor 83%; Employee 6%; Other 11% NAR Membership Statistics Members to date: 1,257,686 as of Aug. 31, 2008 Number of local associations: 1,443 Home Buyer & Seller Statistics Active home search (median): Number of Weeks Searched - 8 Number of Homes seen - 9 Method of Home Purchase, By Use of Internet: Agent/Broker - 81% Direct from Builder - 10% Direct from previous owner whom buyer didn't know - 5% Definitely would use same agent again: 68% Actions taken as result of using Internet site:  Drove by/viewed a home - 73% Walked through a home viewed online- 57% Found agent used to search/buy home - 23% Prior Living Arrangement: Owned previous residence- 47% Rented an apartment or house - 41% Lived with parents, relatives or friends- 9% Source: <a href="http://www.realtor.org/prodser.nsf/products/186-45-07?OpenDocument">2007 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers</a>  <a href="http://www.propertystagingconsultants.com"><a href="http://www.propertystagingconsultants.com" target="_blank">www.propertystagingconsultants.com</a></a> Property Staging Consultants, Home Staging Experts who Set the Standards in Home Staging!  About the Author: Jackie Riggins, CEO of Property Staging Consultants is a creative and passionate individual, was a speaker for Women’s Council of REALTORS® and several other associations. She has been in Re-Design and Real Estate over 20 years. She empowers and transforms lives through speaking. Jackie created a company that takes real estate agents and others wanting to start a staging business into another level of success. She has set the standard in home staging. Jackie built the PIC/PSC programs on staging by overcoming concerns and creating the maximum result based on their own budget and training; prioritizing when selling the properties. “Staging is marketing and you can’t look at it as a job, you look at it as telling a story based on their needs and wants.” Jackie succeeds when her students succeed! <a href="http://www.propertystagingconsultants.com" target="_blank">www.propertystagingconsultants.com</a>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/moving-and-relocating-articles/realtor-statistics-everyone-should-see-574925.html" title="Realtor Statistics Everyone Should See">Realtor Statistics Everyone Should See</a>

REALTOR® Statistics

Hours worked by all REALTORS® (nationwide): 40 per week

Gross personal income by hours worked: $63,000 (median for 40-59 hrs.)

Percent of business generated by REALTOR® personal web site (all REALTORS®): Zero - 28%; over 25%- 12%

Real estate experience of all REALTORS® (median): 7 years

REALTORS® by gender: Male 41%; Female 59%

Formal education of REALTORS®: Some college: 34%; associate degree: 12%; Bachelor's degree: 26%; High school graduate: 8%; Graduate degree and above: 10%; Some graduate school: 8%

Affiliate membership of REALTORS ®: CCIM: 1%; CRE: 1%; CRB: 3%; CRS: 10%; IREM: 1%; REBAC: 10%; RLI: 1%; SIOR: less than 1%; WCR: 4%

Sides per agent: For all REALTORS® in 2006, the typical brokerage specialist completed 10 transaction sides

Number of years with present firm (median): Agents - 3 years; Brokers - 7 years

REALTOR® affiliation with firms: Independent contractor 83%; Employee 6%; Other 11%

NAR Membership Statistics

Members to date: 1,257,686 as of Aug. 31, 2008

Number of local associations: 1,443

Home Buyer & Seller Statistics

Active home search (median):
Number of Weeks Searched - 8
Number of Homes seen - 9

Method of Home Purchase, By Use of Internet:
Agent/Broker - 81%
Direct from Builder - 10%
Direct from previous owner whom buyer didn't know - 5%

Definitely would use same agent again: 68%

Actions taken as result of using Internet site:
Drove by/viewed a home - 73%
Walked through a home viewed online- 57%
Found agent used to search/buy home - 23%

Prior Living Arrangement:
Owned previous residence- 47%
Rented an apartment or house - 41%
Lived with parents, relatives or friends- 9%

Source: 2007 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers

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Jackie Riggins, CEO of Property Staging Consultants is a creative and passionate individual, was a speaker for Women’s Council of REALTORS® and several other associations. She has been in Re-Design and Real Estate over 20 years. She empowers and transforms lives through speaking. Jackie created a company that takes real estate agents and others wanting to start a staging business into another level of success. She has set the standard in home staging. Jackie built the PIC/PSC programs on staging by overcoming concerns and creating the maximum result based on their own budget and training; prioritizing when selling the properties. “Staging is marketing and you can’t look at it as a job, you look at it as telling a story based on their needs and wants.” Jackie succeeds when her students succeed! www.propertystagingconsultants.com

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