Field Guide to Mortgage Fraud (NAR Information Central)
(Updated May 2008)
How much does the typical REALTOR® earn in a year? The material listed here includes research studies from NAR's Research division, reader surveys by REALTOR® Magazine, and other sources offering details about the income of agents and brokers and what determines how much they make. (F. Heller, Manager, Archives & Virtual Library)
Contents:
Median Gross Personal Income of REALTORS® | Articles and Surveys from NAR | Other Studies on REALTOR® Income | eBooks & Other Resources
Median Gross Personal Income of REALTORS®
| YEAR | Brokers/ Broker-Associates |
Sales Agents | ALL REALTORS® |
| 2008 | $65,200 | $31,000 | $42,600 |
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2006
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$73,700
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$34,600
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$47,700
|
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2004
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$52,800
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$37,600
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$49,300
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Source: The 2008 National Association of REALTORS® Member Profile, (NAR - Research, 2008).
Articles & Surveys from NAR
REALTORS® Increasing Professionalism, Survey Shows, (NAR News Release, May 14, 2008).
REALTOR® income dips as newbies flood business, (REALTOR® Magazine Daily Real Estate News, May 10, 2007).
Rookies work more, earn less, (REALTOR® Magazine Online Exclusives, 2005).
Income and expenses: Size up your earnings, (REALTOR® Magazine, Feb. 2004).
Seventh annual business income-and-expense survey; Making it all add up; Pressure on commission rates keeps income from growing in record sales year, (REALTOR® Magazine, June 2002).
Is your piggy bank happy? Sixth annual business income and expense survey, (REALTOR® Magazine, Aug. 2001).
Where are you in the money game? REALTOR® Magazine's 5th annual business income and expense survey, (REALTOR® Magazine, Sept. 2000).
Other Studies on REALTOR® Income
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents, (U.S. Department of Labor, 2007).
Listing specialization and residential real estate licensee income, (Journal of Real Estate Research, January-March 2007, Vol. 29, No. 1). Q
The impact of information technology on real estate licensee income, (Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, 2002).
U.S. real estate agent income and commercial/investment activities, (Journal of Real Estate Research, May/June 2001).
Determinants of real estate licensee income, (Journal of Real Estate Research, 1997). Q
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
The 2003 National Association of REALTORS® Member Profile (Adobe eReader)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Coaching, counseling and mentoring - how to choose and use the right techniques to boost employee performance, (New York, NY: American Management Association, 2007). HF 5386 St7
Field Guides & More
These Field Guides and other resources in the Virtual Library may also be of interest:
Field Guide to Compensation Plans for Real Estate Agents
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