Just who is going to be leaving the business this year? We'll find out shortly since our local MLS dues have to be paid by the end of today. Our offices in Albert Lea & Northfield, Minnesota won't see much, if any agents dropping, but I think our Owatonna office will see a few leave the business. It's been a difficult year for many real estate professionals and ancillary businesses, but now it's going to hit home 
when many of the men and women I've worked with for years decide to leave for good.
I have mixed feelings about it, as I know many of you do, since it's been a subject of conversation for quite some time. Yes, it's good to weed out the less productive agents and see them leave the business. In fact I can think of many more less-than-professional agents who should leave our profession. The only agents I feel badly about losing are the good ones who may have had a decent business going before the downturn, but due to lack of financial stability just weren't able to weather the current market challenges.
Hopefully by thinning the ranks we'll be able to see more transaction per the remaining agents as the less productive agents leave. I'll keep you posted.
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