The Market is Rebounding

We are seeing some strong growth in resales right now. With the job market still struggling, and with the small investment it takes to start, basically a business of one's own, it surprises me that more people are not taking this opportunity to enter a growth field. Real estate agents have survived downturns before and come out way ahead as the market turned. Now is an excellent time to take the required courses and hook up with a powerful real estate company. Here at Prudential Starck we have all the tools to help you build a successful and fun career. Give us a call.

New Careers Site is Launched

The new Illinois real estate career web site is now up and running. There you will be able to find information on a career with Prudential Starck Realtors®, links and information about our partner real estate school, Your House Academy, web links to sites we've discovered, material on prelicense course work, the State of Illinois exam, the new format for the Illinois broker exam, some general information about working in real estate, and we'll be adding content frequently. You'll find the site under the old URL of prudentcareers.com. Let us know what you think.

YourHouseAcademy.com

Your House Real Estate Academy is now offering online courses and has links on the site to the bookstore and Mr. Real Estate's Illinois Exam review, a series of CD's. They have also posted a series of informative articles designed to give a prospective real estate agent some additional information and advice. Here at Prudential Starck Realtors our Saturday morning course continues to crank out folks ready to sit for the Illinois exam: we had another 3 students pass the course final during the last session. If time is at a premium for you and you're not too far from Palatine give us a call about the workshop.

The Class of 2009 - A Career Instead of a Job

From CareerBuilder.com:
"The class of 2009 will face the most competitive job market in years, as companies continue to proceed with caution amid economic uncertainty, according to CareerBuilder’s newly released annual college job forecast.The percentage of employers planning to hire recent college grads is roughly half of what it was just two years ago. Only 43 percent of employers plan to hire recent college graduates in 2009, down from 56 percent in 2008 and 79 percent in 2007."

While a career in real estate sales may not be the answer, it might be worth considering. The market is down right now, but there are signs of recovery and we think when it comes out it's slumber it will come out with a sustained upswing. Housing affordability is at its highest point in years, mortgage rates are at their lowest point in years, absorption rate (month's supply of inventory) is dropping steadily in most areas, and there is an $8,000. incentive for first time home buyers to act now. Similar to investing when the market is down, it might be a benefit to invest in a career instead of looking for a job. For more information try prudentcareers.com and if you'd like to find out about getting an Illinois real estate license click on YourHouseAcademy.com. Here at Prudential Starck Realtors, we are always ready to answer your questions.

Homestudy as an Option

Our real estate academy, YourHouseAcademy, offers a homestudy option which includes workshops: think of it as tutored homestudy. With this option, a student can finish the required course work in a relatively short period of time (from four to eight weeks) and be ready to sit for the State exam. Our course requires completion of 12 section exams, taken at home and open book, and passing a final exam. After passing the final a transcript of completion will be issued which is, in essence, the student's ticket to take the State exam. For more information or workshop locations visit http://www.YourHouseAcademy.com or http://www.prudentcareers.com