PHOTO: Hundreds of people have signed on to sell houses since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Source: 1 NEWS
A booming housing market has also seen a boom in the number of real estate salespeople.
In the second half of 2020, the number of new licenses handed out to agents from the Real Estate Authority was up a whopping 45 per cent compared to the same time in 2019.
Agents say that’s partly brought on by the supercharged housing market and partly due to people being forced to change careers because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Harcourts agent Kathryn Anne went from being a stay-at-home mum to selling houses and loves it – but warns it’s not always easy.
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