PHOTO: SUPPLIED Shane Cortese told Stuff that starting in real estate was hard work.
Name recognition is a big factor in real estate agents’ success. While they make their money when a sale happens, it’s getting listings that is the determinant of how much they earn. Houses are usually sold by the agent that listed them, and even if they’re not, they get a cut of the commission.
But to get listings you have to have sellers’ trust and confidence. Being a famous name gets you a big part of the way there.
Some people who’ve made the switch from the big screen to real estate include former television presenter Jayne Kiely, now a real estate agent with Ray White Remuera. She said this week it was the best move she had made.
Actor Shane Cortese is now auction manager at Harcourts. He told Stuff last year: “People would say, ‘He’s Shane Cortese the actor, now he wants to sell my million dollar, two million dollar home, where’s his headspace at?’ I could appreciate that, but two years in, real estate is my life.
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