Real estate agents are an endangered species.
And, like dodo birds, jobs already lost in real estate are not likely to come back anytime soon.
That’s according to the new report from the Labor Department, which speculates that most or all of the 8.4 million lost jobs will be regained by 2014.
The catch?
The new jobs will most likely be filled by two categories: high paying, high skilled jobs or low-paying, low-skill jobs. The middle, it appears, has been sliced out and shipped out overseas.
Of course, as a real estate agent, you no doubt have already seen what having less real estate agents is like on the industry. Perhaps the job-losses were long-overdue residual effects from having too many “me, too” agents.
For the fittest who’ve survived, however, your evolution is not yet complete.
The real estate world will continue to rapidly change, from less inventory with lower prices to clients who demand paperless, real-time collaboration and updates. Your job is to evolve and grow as this change occurs.
The best part, though?
No matter the changes in the economy, they’ll never be able to outsource real estate agents.
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Indeed, we as real estate agents need to continue to adapt to cater to our clients. I like your last line best…that is, no matter what the economic climate brings, real estate agents will not be outsourced!
You are absolutely right on this. Too many real estate agents are caught in their ways and cannot seem to realize that they must adapt to changes in this market. I have known many agents that sit around and wonder why they aren’t closing sales like they used to. Like all things, the best and most successful people in any job market are those who can change and adapt to any situation. Even if it means going outside of their comfort zones.