Meeting presentation using NAR 2009 Survey of Members set to the Did You Know theme

1. Welcome Allen Tate Winston-Salem

2. Did you know? According to the 2009 NAR Member Profile Survey …

3. Did you know? 54,140 Realtors surveyed via random mail questionnaire.

4. Did you know? 46,561 members surveyed via Web-based online survey.

5. Did you know? 8,113 responses received, adjusted response rate of 8.2%

6. Did you know? Typical Realtor has 10 years experience

7. Did you know? Realtors in the business for 16 or more years reported that 23% of their business originated with referrals from past clients

8. Did you know? Typical Realtor is affiliated with an office with median of 23 agents

9. Did you know? 25% of Realtors have spent 11 or more years with their present firm

10. Did you know? 60% of all Realtors are female

11. Did you know? Median age increased in one year from 52 to 54 years of age

12. Did you know? Typical Realtor is 54 year old white female who attended college and is a homeowner

13. Did you know? 72% of Realtors are married

14. Did you know? Less than 50% of those surveyed reported that real estate was their primary source of household income

15. Did you know? Typical real estate agent has 7 years experience

16. Did you know? 82% of Realtors specialize in Residential brokerage

17. Did you know? 75% of Realtors use a laptop computer, digital camera, or cell phone daily

18. Did you know? Technologies in declining use by Realtors are non-smart cell phones and fax machines

19. Did you know? Technologies in rising use are Smart phones, Instant Messaging, Texting, GPS, and Social Media websites.

20. Did you know? Email has superseded the phone as the most common means of communication between Realtor and client

21. Did you know? 60% of Realtors have a personal website

22. Did you know? 35% of Realtors use Social Media sites regularly although over half those surveyed planned to use Social Media going forward

23. Did you know? Only 7% of Realtors actively Blog

24. Did you know? Typical Realtor earned 18% of their business from past clients or referrals

25. Did you know? Realtors with 16 years or more experience reported 50% or more of their business from past clients and referrals

26. Did you know? 44% reported receiving some business from Open Houses

27. Did you know? Typical Realtor received 4 leads from their website in 2008

28. Did you know? Median Annual Gross Income was $36,700 down from $42,600 in 2007

29. Did you know? Realtor median gross household income was $91,500

30. Did you know? $99,600 for those with 16 years or more experience

31. Did you know? $74,000 for those with 2 years or less experience

32. Did you know? 91% of Realtors own their own home

33. Did you know? 16% own a second or vacation home 40% own other investment property

34. Did you know? 89% of Realtors anticipate being in the business for two more years or longer

35. Did you know? Typical Realtor reported working 40 hours per week in 2008

36. Did you know? 96% of Realtors are registered to vote

37. Did you know? Typical real estate agent has 7 years experience

38. Did you know? Half of all Realtors are affiliated with non-franchised, independent companies

39. Did you know? Realtors spent a median of $240 to maintain their websites

40. Did you know? Typical Realtor annual expenses were reported at $5,810 down from $6,580 in 2007

41. Did you know? Appx. 40% of Realtors completed at least one transaction involving a property in foreclosure

42. Did you know? You are NOT a “typical” Realtor

43. Did you know? You are an Allen Tate Realtor

44. Did you know? 17th largest real estate broker in the United States ranked by Volume

45. Did you know? 11th largest real estate broker in the United States ranked by transaction sides

46. Did you know? Largest real estate broker in North Carolina ranked by any metric!

47. Did you know? Largest market footprint of any real estate broker in North or South Carolina

48. Did you know? Most progressive, creative, socially responsive, and customer dedicated real estate broker serving the Southeast today!

49. Did you know? No one assumes you or Allen Tate to be “typical” or “average”

50. Did you know? You are an Allen Tate Realtor, and…

51. Did you know? YOU RULE!

52. Now You Know!