Our local board of Realtors announced it is bracing for a drop in licensed Realtors for 2009. Sara Perry, the association's VP of Operations, said she would not be surprised with a 20% drop in membership. The local membership is currently around 4800 members which is a huge amount for an area as small as Charleston. Membership spikes in the 04-06 run when all you had to do was put a sign in the yard and you would get multiple offers within 3 days...I joke but it was about that crazy.
I see this drop of agents as great news. Hopefully, part-timers and those not serious about real estate as a full-time professional will leave the business and drop their license. A house is the biggest investment that most people make in their lives and that transaction needs to be trusted to a respected professional, not your next door neighbor who happens to have a real estate license.
Give me a call at 843-209-9667 or email rsandin@carolinaone.com to discuss buying or selling a home in Charleston, SC. Search the entire Charleston MLS at http://www.charlestonpierpartners.com
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