Field Guide to Career Advice for REALTORS®
(Updated August 2007)
Just starting out in real estate or have a few years experience and need some guidance? Get career advice, rookie guides, articles and advice about job issues, getting started, avoiding burnout and much more. (Karen Swanson, Information Specialist)
Contents:
Launching Your Real Estate Career | Avoiding Common Pitfalls | Books, eBooks & Other Resources
Median Annual Income of REALTORS® (Gross Income), 2006
All REALTORS® $47,700
Broker/Broker Associate $73,700
Sales Agent $34,600
Source: 2007 National Association of REALTORS® Member Profile, (National Association of REALTORS® - Research, 2008).
Launching Your Real Estate Career
How Does a New Agent Get Into The Swing of Things?, (Realty Times, Aug. 14, 2007).
Two Easy Ways New Agents Can Stand Out from the Crowd, (Realty Times, May 31, 2007).
Do you Have What it Takes to Be an Entrepreneur, (Gaebler Ventures, 2006).
How to Earn Support From New Colleagues, (Career Journal.com, 2006).
Low Commissions: Don't Give Up, (Realty Times, July 14, 2006).
How to Uncover Job Opportunities In a Dynamic Industry , (Planetizen, July 5, 2005).
Unleash Innovation, (Training, June 2006). Q
Creating Unstoppable Career Momentum, (World Wide Learn, May 24, 2006).
7 Tips to Real Estate Agents' Success, (ezinearticles.com, May 16, 2006).
Perspectives on Quality Customer Service, (Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® , Feb. 2006).
14 Steps to Help you Reach your Potential, (Texas REALTORS®, Nov. 2005).
The Power of Resiliency in Real Estate, (Realty Times, Nov. 4, 2005).
Avoiding Common Pitfalls
7 Reasons Why Rookie Practitioners Fail, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, Aug. 6, 2007).
Unpolished Speech Habits Could Derail your Career, (Career Journal.com, 2006).
Avoiding Employee Relations Pitfalls in Smaller Businesses,(ewin.com, 2006).
Stop Sabotaging Your Career, (California Real Estate Magazine, July 2006).
Fatal Mistakes when Starting a New Job, (CNN Money, June 2, 2006).
Job Stress Management/ Workplace Stress Reduction, (Help Guide, Mar. 1, 2006).
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Careers in Real Estate (Adobe eReader)
Find a Better Job (Adobe eReader)
How to Be the Employee Your Company Can't Live Without: 18 Ways to Become Indispensible (Adobe eReader)
Opportunities in Real Estate Careers (Adobe eReader)
Stop Sabotaging Your Career: 8 Proven Strategies to Succeed--in Spite of Yourself (Adobe eReader)
Your Successful Real Estate Career (Mobipocket Book)
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.
Start Your Real Estate Career, (Irvine, CA: Entrepreneur Press, 2007). HD 1375 M66
Your Successful Real Estate Career, (New York, NY: American Management Association, 2007). HF 5438 Ed9
Everything guide to Being a Real Estate Agent, (Avon, MA: Chicago Masters , 2006). HF 5438 M39
Power of mentorship in a real estate career, (Real Estate Professional, Mar./Apr. 2004, p. 50, 52).
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Real Estate Agent, (Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books, 2003). HF 5438 Su5
Careers in real estate, (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003). HD 1375 R79
Opportunities in real estate careers, (Chicago, IL: VGM Career Books, 2002). HD 1375 Ev1o
Your 1st year in real estate, (Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing, 2001). HD 1375 Z4
How to jump start (or restart) your career, (Florida REALTOR®, Feb. 2001, p. 30-31).
The hottest e-careers in real estate, (Chicago, IL: Real Estate Education Co., 2000). HF 5548.5 Ev1h
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