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I Can't Believe it....

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Boise Idaho SP20114

This week I passed another anniversary....As of July 1st I have been licensed to sell Real Estate in Idaho.   

So much has changed in the past 16 years...when I started in Real Estate our contracts were a legal sized one page contract....front and back.   Now we are at about 8 pages plus quite a few addendum's depending on the transaction....Of course the contract is easier to read. 

We have seen the number of agents increase in our association from about 150 agents when I got licensed to a high of over 600 in 2006 and 2007.   Slowly the numbers have dwindled to about 275 agents...a much more manageable number....

We didn't do much with short sales in 1994 now they are common place...

When I was licensed we of course had "the book"   now it is all on line...with so much more capability....

Advertising was in a print form...now it is primarily done on line...the real estate tabloids are much thinner these days!

I wonder what other changes will happen in the next 16 years....any predictions??

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Deborah Byron Leffler   SFR, PMN "The BZYBEE REALTOR"

Keller Williams Realty Boise

Serving All of Boise, Nampa, Meridian, Eagle, Caldwell, Marsing, Wilder, Homedale and Middleton

Comments (6)

Jennifer Archambeault
Cardani Group, REALTORS® - Austin Texas - Austin, TX
An Austin Texas Realtor

Congrats.... I'm sure being in real estate for 16 years is sort of like being married to the same person for 16 years - treat yourself to a modern anniversary gift:  Silver Holloware or travel to Mexico or both!

Jul 04, 2010 01:18 PM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

Thanks Jennifer....I am sure I need to do something1  LOL

Jul 04, 2010 06:08 PM
Mike Saunders
Retired - Athens, GA

More competition from online sites, Smartphones will be a necessity not just a benefit. More pressure to reduce commissions, yada yada yada.

Jul 05, 2010 04:05 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

I predict Google will rule the world. The United States Government will get so far in debt that the only way to bail itself out is to sell itself to Google. We'll become Google U.S. and other countries will follow suit. Google China, Google Canada, Google England..............

Jul 05, 2010 06:13 AM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

Mike...i think you hit the nail on the head...yada yada yada!  LOL

Russel....you probably are right....we will have to sell ourselves out of debt with the mess we are in now!  LOL   Google....LOL

Jul 05, 2010 12:27 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have 14 years, and have seen the same scenarios!    The contracts have increased double over the last years, and also the lending is so much different!    Anyone who could breathe, could get a loan, now you have to hold your BREATH!

Jul 07, 2010 04:31 AM