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Truth About Agents: Agent Work Styles

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Truth About Agents: Splits and Office Satisfaction

Back to results index page 26 Percent of Agents Dissatisfied with Services with Split In 2010, 26 percent of agents are dissatisfied with the services they get with their split, compared to 19 percent of dissatisfied agents the year

Truth About Agents: Agent Demographics

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Truth About Agents: Agent Commissions

Back to results index page   100 Percent Commission Bracket is Up to 23 percent The average commission split is 78-22 percent, but compared with 74-26 percent in 2009, there seems to have been a move from 50-50 commission

Truth About Agents: Agent Associations

Back to results index page Results from this question were in line with results from when we asked this question in 2009 – just a 2 percent decrease in agents who would join the association if they could just

2011 Agent Marketing

Back to results index page Average Amount Spent on Marketing Increased 9 Percent In 2009, 62 percent of agents expected to spend more on marketing in 2010. The average amount spent on marketing per agent increased 9 percent from

How Do You Rate?

by Dan Provost If you visit Catherine Dugan LaBelle’s profile on agent-rating site Quality Service Certification, you’ll find a string of positive comments from her past clients. “Catherine was an excellent agent,” writes one client. “Catherine was very professional

Virtual Buzz is Replacing Word of Mouth

By Andrew Hayes, Public Relations Expert Virtual buzz is replacing word-of-mouth for many, especially for real estate professionals. Let’s face it, real estate is a personal business, and as a result, what is said about you online can impact

Referrals, Realtors and Rating Systems

By Brian Salgado OVERCOMING NEGATIVE REVIEWS There are countless websites where users can post their reviews of any business, establishment or service imaginable. But the reason Craig Easly began asking his residential property clients to rate his performances on

How Do Ratings Systems Compare?

With so many agent ratings systems out there, which rating system is best? Here are quick snapshots of a few of the top online rating

A Style Worth Preserving: Chicago Area Bungalows

By Lauren Finkler The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association and City of Homes, Inc. may not have been around for 80 to 100 years, but the classic bungalows that have been around for that long, which the two groups work

There’s a Market for Architecture

By Brian Salgado An Expert in Where to Find Types of Architecture When Cathy Walsh of Brush Hill Realty in Hinsdale gauges the needs of her residential clients in the western suburbs, requests to view homes from a particular

How Architecture Helps Make a Sale

Blair Kamin shares his thoughts on what agents should know about architecture. By Stephanie Sims People often forget that real estate and architecture are almost synonymous when it comes to homeowners looking for a home – they have to

Working Under Wright

Dennis Stevens, one of the youngest apprentices of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed and built several homes during his career. One of those homes in Riverwoods, 7 Timberline Lane, is on the market. By Stephanie Sims Chicago might be known

Top 10 Architecture Firms in America

A roundup of the best architecture firms in the US based on ingenuity, past accomplishments, annual revenue and impact on the industry.* *This list was formed based on criteria from Construction Digital Magazine. 10. STEVEN HOLL ARCHITECTS New York,

Why Agents Should Join the AIA

By Lauren Finkler Agents are surrounded by different architecture styles every day. Whether agents are showing brand new condominiums of Chicago, mansions in Barrington, or a historic bungalow in Berwyn, buyers and agents have their preferences. An agent’s duty

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