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Interest in Real Estate License Grows with Economic Downturn
When economic times get tough, it seems, at least anecdotally, that many displaced professionals across the nation are turning to real estate as a career alternative.
While the rest of the economy suffers, low interest rates have continued to drive sales in the real estate industry. That's an enticing draw for people who have either lost their jobs in the past several years or are interested in a career change.
Although it's unclear just how many new real estate agents have started working in the Memphis area since the economy began to slow down, it looks like the industry's ranks are increasing statewide.
According to Paula Wade, spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, the state issued 4,796 new real estate licenses in fiscal 2002 while renewing 21,216 existing licenses. The previous year the state issued 4,606 new real estate licenses -- none were renewed during the year s...
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Computer Replacing Car Windows for Home Screening
Not long ago, potential home buyers would grab a real estate listing with thumbnail photos, circle ones that caught their attention and gather up grandma and junior for an exhausting drive around town.
Today, home buyers are increasingly heading to their computer screens before they get agents on the phone or drive across town to narrow down the selection.
That's why Web sites such as Realtor.com are popular and driving up sales, particularly by inbound relocation buyers who use them to preview selections before hopping on a plane for multiple visits. Not only are buyers tech savvy these days, but any Realtor worth his or her salt is, too.
"Some 70% of all buyers are searching for three to six months on the Internet before ever (actually) looking at a home," says Landis O. Foy Jr., a managing broker with Crye-Leike, Inc. "Instead of look...
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Crye-Leike Names Its Top 25 Agents for 2002 Margaret Dixon Ranks No. 1
Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, announced its Top 25 sales producers for 2002 who have achieved the highest volume in sales for the company within the Greater Nashville area.
Margaret Dixon of Crye-Leike's Mt. Juliet branch office was named Crye-Leike's No. 1 sales producer in the Greater Nashville area, followed by Crye-Leike's No. 2 sales producers Barry & Debbie Flowers of Crye-Leike's Murfreesboro branch office and No. 3, Donna Shell of Crye-Leike's Goodlettsville branch office.
Other Crye-Leike sales associates who ranked among the Top 25 sales producers in the Greater Nashville area include:
Becky Thomas of Crye-Leike's Brentwood East branch office;
Tommye Thompson and Candace Revelette, both of Crye-Leike's Brentwood West branch office;
Jimmy & Gail Settle of Crye-Leike's Clarksville - Sango branch office;
Kimberlee White of Crye-Leike's Clarksville - St. Bet...
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Crye-Leike Names Its Top 25 Agents for 2002; Judy McLellan Ranks No. 1
Memphis, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, announced its Top 25 sales producers for 2002 who have achieved the highest volume in sales for the company within the Greater Memphis area.
Judy McLellan of Crye-Leike's Quail Hollow branch office was named Crye-Leike's No. 1 sales producer in the Greater Memphis area, followed by Crye-Leike's No. 2 sales producer Mary Ann Tapp of Crye-Leike's Arlington branch office and No. 3, Leigh Anne & Terry Boyd of Crye-Leike's Olive Branch, Miss. branch office. Stanley Mills of Crye-Leike's Quail Hollow branch office is the lifetime
No. 1 sales producer of Crye-Leike, named for achieving top producer of the company 10 years in a row.
Other Crye-Leike sales associates who ranked among the Top 25 sales producers in the Greater Memphis area include:
Lauren Criswell of Crye-Leike's Highway 64/Houston Levee branch office in Arlington;
Steve Boy...
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Crye-Leike Names Its Top 25 Agents for 2002; Margaret Dixon Ranks No 1
Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, announced its Top 25 sales producers for 2002 who have achieved the highest volume in sales for the company within the Greater Nashville area.
Margaret Dixon of Crye-Leike's Mt. Juliet branch office was named Crye-Leike's No. 1 sales producer in the Greater Nashville area, followed by Crye-Leike's No. 2 sales producers Barry & Debbie Flowers of Crye-Leike's Murfreesboro branch office and No. 3, Donna Shell of Crye-Leike's Goodlettsville branch office.
Other Crye-Leike sales associates who ranked among the Top 25 sales producers in the Greater Nashville area include:
Becky Thomas of Crye-Leike's Brentwood East branch office;
Tommye Thompson and Candace Revelette, both of Crye-Leike's Brentwood West branch office;
Jimmy & Gail Settle of Crye-Leike's Clarksville - Sango branch office;
Kimberlee White of Crye-Leike's Clarksville - St. Bet...
Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company founded in Memphis in 1977. Today it is ranked #4 in the nation and the largest real estate company serving markets in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 2,800+ licensed sales associates, 600+ staff members and over 130+ branch and franchise offices located throughout a seven state region of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Crye-Leike also has a franchise location in Puerto Rico.
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