One Percent Realty started in British Columbia with one agent who believed that he could offer full service to clients for a fraction of the cost and still earn a very good living. Since our inception we have grown dramatically each year both in terms of number of property sales but also with new salespeople & offices across Canada. Those who have joined One Percent have discovered that they too could enjoy the best part of being an agent i.e. doing lots of deals, but also that they could make a very comfortable living.

 

It is generally thought that the average production of Canadian real estate agents is about 10 or 11 transactions a year. Remove the top 10% of those agents from the equation and the average production of the other 90% is about 3 transactions per year. Whereas in the year 2002, we had 20 salespeople for the entire year. Those 20 salespeople did over 500 deals (averaging about 26 deals per salesperson), this would exceed any company that we are aware of in the Vancouver area. Six of those salespeople made the MLS® award for the top 10% of the industry. In 2007, over one third  of our agents earned that top 10% status. To prospective clients we offer an exciting alternative to the traditional commission structure that sets our agents apart from all the others. For agents, we offer an exciting opportunity to be in business quickly, be successful month after month while keeping your overhead low! 
  

Not only are we revolutionizing the traditional salesperson  / client relationship by giving sellers the opportunity to pay for the advertising they want. We are in the forefront of most real estate companies by using the most up to date computer, phone and internet technology. Using state of the art technology for our website and our office administration allows us to offer both the public and our realtors more services at a lower cost. By keeping our agents cost of doing business down, they can then pass on savings to their clients and thus generate more listing calls from the public. We believe that our system is the wave of the future in real estate sales.

Traditionally, salespeople starting out had to work in the business for 6-9 months or often longer before they could expect any business of their own to transpire. With the One Percent Realty system, we know that with proper execution you can penetrate any market within a short period of time. By penetration, we mean that you will have signs up in an area and offers on properties - doing deals! Our system is very attractive to sellers so there is no reason why you should not be able to establish a foot hold and then dominate an area within a very short time frame. In fact we have countless stories of new agents from all companies chatting over coffee about how much business they have done in their new career. With the conventional new agent saying that he/she may have done a deal or not, may have been to a listing appointment but often did not get the listing, but having done lots of open houses & showings. When it came to the 1% agent talking about their new career, they will have closed some deals, be carrying a bunch of listings and have lot of business in the works!

We recommend a "farm area" where an agent consistently works a given area of 2000-5000 homes. A good agent should become knowledgeable in that area and regularly promote him/herself in that area. This is no different than any company, the difference being that with our system, you have a huge leg up on your competition. Even as a new agent in the business, with our deal & national brand you can compete against the top shooter for a listing and actually get it. Moreover, the more you do in that area, the more business will come. Ask any of our salespeople where most of their business comes from, and they will all give you the same answer- having listings gets you more listings and clientele.

Some people 'believe' that our listings will be boycotted by the other real estate agents. What we have found is that if the listing is well priced and well exposed, then there is no such thing as a boycott. In fact, as discussed in our marketing materials, approximately 70% of our listing sales are sold by Cooperating real estate agents from other Brokerages. 
  

After a few years, we have realized that some of our best agents were rookies. Previously, we were of the view that our company was best for experienced realtors. While we have had some amazing success stories with existing licensees who are very capable salespeople but just lacked the right marketing vehicle/business plan, we have also had great success with the rookies who have greater computer skills and are highly enthusiastic out of the gate.

 

Since we historically hire a lot of rookies, we know exactly what they need to be both successful and to do things properly. Our Broker of Record prides himself on making himself available to his agents to ensure they have the tools and support they need. We also offer an ongoing training program which is run by people who have actually gone out and done it.  What we will teach you is how to stay out  of trouble, and handle the volume of business that we know that you will be getting.  We have highly experienced agents who will work with new agents to get them pointed in the right direction.  You will quickly learn the "ins and outs" of the business from successful people.
 

Here is some general information on becoming a real estate agent in Ontario for those who are not licensed nor have they completed the required courses.

  

You will not see a fancy office with our name on the door. We don't have a large boardroom where you sit and drink coffee with other REALTORS®. But what we do have is lots of business and a great support staff. If you want to get into real estate, actually sell some property and make a good income without years of grinding, call us. We don't have big office overhead so we don't need to charge our salespeople much. We charge only an administration fee on a per transaction basis, there are no other monthly fees to our working agents. We also have a great team of experienced Managers and support staff to help you in the field and provide you the support you require to be sucessful.

 

The 1% deal and our brand generates listing leads. Often potential Seller's go to our website then read their local agents biographies and pick one. Experienced agents who join us are always amazed how easily they can generate business. Some of those potential Sellers prefer to email or call the Office to have a 1% agent give them a market evaluation. Those listing leads are given out to our agents at no cost. 

 

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