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dwellings fell by 25.5 per cent throughout Western Australia. “Industry professionals who want to be successful in the real estate industry understand they have to be even more highly skilled so that they can obtain a bigger share of a declining cake.” Mr Kempton said because of this trend, we would see the movement towards ‘super’ real estate offices with highly trained and professional staff who are high earners in the industry regardless of market conditions. “Overall, we will see a more collaborative approach to the industry as agents work more closely together in order to achieve results for their clients,” he said. “Peer-group mentoring and cross company training will become more common as business owners consolidate resources to ride out this transitional period of the market.’’ ■
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IT has been predicted that the 25 per cent fall in property sales in WA during the past year will result in more highly skilled real estate agents. Industry mentor Shane Kempton, chief executive of ClickYou, said the current downturn in the real estate market would result in a focus on quality rather than quantity in the sales forces of many real estate agencies. “The slowing in real estate sales last financial year saw a 13.2 per cent decline in the number of applications processed for real estate licences and a 12.8 per cent decline in the number of people seeking registration as sales representatives. “Fewer people are deciding to join the real estate industry and more people are leaving due to the significant fall in real estate sales during 2008. “REIWA figures show that during the twelve months ending 2008, the sales of
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Industry guru claims downturn in property sector will lead to super-skilled sellers. By CARMELLE SANDER
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Highly skilled agents to rise from ashes of market