Article: Real estate agents pulling up stakes

KATHLEEN LYNN, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-19-2009

Real estate agents pulling up stakes -- Slump forces many to leave the business
By KATHLEEN LYNN, STAFF WRITER
Date: 02-19-2009, Thursday
Section: BUSINESS
Edtion: All Editions

Ryan Podsada of Emerson got his real estate agent's license about a year ago, thinking the field would be a good fit because he likes to work with people.

But in the worst housing slump in decades, Podsada, 23, didn't make a single sale last year. He decided to step back, at least for now becoming one of thousands of agents nationwide leaving real estate jobs because it has become so difficult to make commissions.

"I came into it at a rough time," said ...

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