Real Estate License

Well, I have got to the point of undertaking the training to take my real estate license here in South Carolina. Now I know many Agents out there will be groaning that there are too many Agent already. Well I would tend to agree, but I am expanding a Team and will be working as my wifes assistance (licensed).

Anyway, I don't know if it's the same across the country, but here in South Carolina there may be hope! I contacted the Real Estate Board down here, to be told that they had cancelled the January Pre-Licensing courses. So I rang an independant training company, and although they have not cancelled their course they only had 3 candidates booked on it.

It will be interesting to see if with the yearly MLS dues due and the slow Christmas period, whether the number of agents will start declining in 2008.

 
Posted by Alan Langstone on 01/12/2008 03:01 PM   Comments (2)   , , ,  

2 Comments on Real Estate License

I am in Va. and in Richmond and the surrounding area we have 6,000 active agents.

On one hand I embrace the competition and on the other hand I wish a few would quit and go do something else.

Best of luck to you!

01/12/2008 03:35 PM by Mohamed Mekhimar - Accredited Buyers Rep , E-Pro - Richmond Virginia Real Estate (RE/MAX Commonwealth)

I'm not disagreeing at all.

 Competition is good and keeps client service levels high.

I believe that the Charleston area (CTARMLS) has approximately 6500 agents, many of these got into the business in the 2004 - 2005 boom.

Unfortunately these a lot of part time agents will stay around if they keep getting occassional work from their friends, I suppose 1 transaction a year would keep them in the game.

In CTAR there was 12,700ish units sold last year, with 6,500 agents, thats nearly 2 each, at a Average Sales Price at nearly $300,000 per property that give $18,000 gross earnings.

I think the average earnings in Mount Pleasant area are in the 60-70k range.

01/12/2008 05:16 PM by Alan Langstone (Carolina One Real Estate)

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