Survey Says!

A Few Interesting Tid Bits From remax.com

RE/MAX Lakeside Lake Arrowhead Real Estate

~RE/MAX LeadStreet produced 160,871 unique leads in July, 2009. That was more than 5,100 a day. (Source: RE/MAX International)

~The Real Trends 500 Analysis of the biggest brokerages in the U.S. shows 2008 average sales volume per RE/MAX Associate in the survey at $3.2 million. That's third highest, surpassed only by high-end brands Sotheby's and Corcoran-NRT. (Source: Real Trends)

~34 percent of RE/MAX Associates report that nearly half of their transactions involve first-time homebuyers. Less than 4 percent reported no transactions involving first-time homebuyers. (Source: Mainstreet poll, Aug. 2009)

~Nearly half of residential brokerage specialists say they received some business in 2008 as a result of an open house, but in most cases it was less than 10 percent of all business. (Source: 2009 NAR Member Profile)

~80% of RE/MAX Associates who responded to a Mainstreet poll listed Facebook as the social media Web site they use the most. Twitter was a distant second with slightly less than 3%. Nearly 12% don't use social media. (Source: Mainstreet poll, Sept. 2009)

~Aside from time spent with clients at listings, 51% of RE/MAX Associates who responded to a Mainstreet poll do most of their work at home, followed by 44% choosing their brokerage office.(Source: Mainstreet poll, Sept. 2009)

~Asked how much of their business comes from repeat customers, 52% of RE/MAX Associates who responded to a Mainstreet poll said most of it, while 36% said at least half.
(Source: Mainstreet poll, Oct. 2009)

~The BlackBerry is their favorite smart phone, say nearly 53% of RE/MAX Associates who responded to a poll. Second was the iPhone with 28%. Only 7% didn't have a smart phone. (Source: Mainstreet Vote Now, Nov. 2009)

~The typical Realtor is a 54-year-old white female who attended college and is a homeowner. (Source: 2009 NAR Member Profile)

~Nearly 60% of RE/MAX Associates say referrals are their best source of leads. Second with 12% were agent Web sites. (Source: Mainstreet Vote Now, Dec. 2009)

~Nearly 74% of RE/MAX Associates listed or sold distressed properties in the fourth quarter of 2009. In fact, 40% said more than half of their transaction sides involved distressed property during that period. (Source: Mainstreet Vote Now, Jan. 2010)

~Nearly 28% of RE/MAX Associates take two weeks of vacation a year. Another 36% take three weeks or more. Close to 26% take one week or less. Just 10% take no vacation. (Source: Mainstreet Vote Now, Feb. 2010)