Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents

Significant Points

• Real estate brokers and sales agents often work evenings and weekends and usually are on call to suit the needs of clients.
• A license is required in every State and the District of Columbia.
• Although gaining a job may be relatively easy, beginning workers may face competition from well-established, more experienced agents and brokers in obtaining listings and in closing an adequate number of sales.
• Employment is sensitive to swings in the economy, especially interest rates; during periods of declining economic activity and increasing interest rates, the volume of sales and the resulting demand for sales workers fall.

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