Are real estate agents rich?

If you jumped into real estate to get rich, you might have picked the wrong profession. At least, that's what salary pollsters will tell you. Most salary surveys will tell you that the average salary for a real estate agent in the U.S. is just $39,800 a year. read more

Since real estate agents play an important role in real estate transactions, and considering that properties get sold for a significantly high price, many people think that real estate agents are rich. read more

Being a real estate agent is often seen as a somewhat glamorous job, one that virtually anyone can do and potentially get rich from. In fact, becoming a real estate agent (or Realtor, as the National Association of Realtors calls them) can be a simple matter of taking a two-week course and passing a licensing exam. read more

RISMEDIA, September 30, 2009—Too many real estate agents work 50 to 60 hours a week, week-after-week, without anything to show for it. People can say what they want about us and our profession, but one thing is for sure- we work our tales off. read more