Realtor Salaries Down 35% From Peak

Back in 2005, it was a great time for real estate agents. M told me once that all you had to do was enter a listing on the MLS, and the phone would start ringing. The number of agents swelled, and lots of people left other good paying jobs to be in real estate.

That world is long gone. Sales are down, prices are down, and the work it takes to sell a property is up. Then to add insult to injury, these days it's a lot less pay for a lot more work