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Have you ever thought about a career in real estate? We are just about to start marketing a new condo project in Sherwood Park, and need an energetic, friendly, “people-person” to work in our sales centre. No sales experience required. If you’re interested send your resume to blog@teamjohnston.com. Hourly wage +bonuses.  [...]

Back when I started in real estate in 1988 my father ran an independant (non franchised) real estate company and had been successfully doing so since 1977. In fact throughout that period K.W. Johnston real estate and its gold diamond was one of the most successful and largest independant real estate companies in Edmonton.

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This is the third article in our series on career advice for those considering starting a career in real estate in Edmonton. We originally outlined the top 5 reasons that most new agents are out of the business within two years as: 1. Lack of planning, 2. Lack of commitment, 3. Lack of resources, 4. Selecting the wrong brokerage and [...]

There is still space available for our online real estate career seminar tonight. Don't miss out! This online seminar is geared towards those considering a career in real estate, as well as anyone currently enrolled in the licensing course. We will discuss:Why most agents fail and how you can succeedCommissions, splits and desk feesHow to find clientsWhat skills are important [...]

Last week we started a series of articles about real estate careers, answering some of the most common questions people have about becoming a REALTOR®. Next week we are hosting an online career seminar where we will discuss getting started in a real estate career including topics such as: skills, training, costs, selecting a brokerage, commissions, prospecting, working with a [...]

Most of our readers are very interested in the real estate market in Edmonton, and some are so interested they even consider a career in real estate. What many people don't realize is that we are always looking for good people to work with us. A lot of people contact us about joining our little company through www.jointeamjohnston.com, and most people [...]