16 Oct 2005 07:38 pm
Once an attractive career for women who needed flexible, part-time hours while they raised their families, the field is now a magnet for business-minded professionals lured by the prospects of lucrative commissions in a market that is seeing record high prices. Even as single-family home sales show signs of slowing, former corporate executives with an entrepreneurial spirit are entering the field with confidence that hard work and careful planning will bring financial rewards.