It has come this far - brokers on sidewalk

I'm waiting for them to hire out-of-work professionals to twirl batons at street corners (like they do in California.)

Last summer Chase was working a street corner in Chelsea, passing out pens and trying to get people to open accounts.

I wonder how successful THAT was.

Says the husband to the wife as they stroll along Eighth Avenue after Sunday brunch: "Hey, let's open a checking account at Chase! Right now! They're giving out pens!"

I recently opened a Chase account, and I didn't even get a pen. Damn!

That kid at Halstead probably got his license last week, and is practicing his skills instead of wasting his time on Twitter. If so, he's a smart ambitious cat and those are great assets to bring to any endeavor.

The fact remains that agents who do the job they are hired to do are definitely in demand, and are busy, busy, busy. That is my observation and my experience, even in the current market. Maybe especially so.

Fluter, of course agents are "busy, busy, busy." There is very little money to go around and they have to really work it to bring home a dime. Busy that doesn't mean sales are brisk. Urbandigs contract numbers are about where they were 8 months ago and still under 30 a day.The market clearly is not at a standstill, but really it is only a trickle still.

Whether sales overall are brisk, or not, is not too important to the individual. This post started with an observation about an individual, I responded to that original post.

It's a logical fallacy to try to prove by anecdote. And I happen to admire gumption in anyone.

the best thing a new agent can do is hook up and do the crappy but necessary beginner work with a top producing team. Get out there, run open houses, setup appts, see products, learn about price points and what buyers think and pay for, how negotiations go, the sales process, etc..

as for the data, i no longer use my SE widget when I reference data trends for discussions..using my new system

"the best thing a new agent can do is hook up and do the crappy but necessary beginner work with a top producing team. Get out there, run open houses, setup appts, see products, learn about price points and what buyers think and pay for, how negotiations go, the sales process, etc.."

While they're at it, MOST agents -- including the experienced ones -- might want to brush up on how to put together an acceptable board package.

"might want to brush up on how to put together an acceptable board package. "

well that is for sure!