New Program Seeks to Halt Alarming National Trend at Denver's Doorstep: 13 of 14 Real Estate Agents Fail, Leave (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

New Program Seeks to Halt Alarming National Trend at Denver's Doorstep: 13 of 14 Real Estate Agents Fail, Leave (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Faced with the seldom-mentioned -- but alarming -- statistic that 13 out of every 14 real estate agents nationwide fail and leave the business within just two years after entering it with high hopes, Denver-based Frontier GMAC Real Estate today announced an innovative training program designed to ensure the success and staying power of every new real estate professional the company hires.

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Gita Khadem, left, is discussing the view out the back window with her realtor Ginger Auel. Khadem and her husband are thinking of buying this house. Real estate agents expect Central Texas market to remain hot this year.