Registered real estate salespersons at lowest since 2012

THE number of real estate salespersons registered with statutory board Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) is down to 30,830 on Jan 1, 2015, compared to 31,783 a year ago and 31,040 two years ago. This was however still higher than the 30,577 registered on Jan 1, 2012, according to figures released by CEA on Thursday afternoon.

The number of new entrants as of the beginning of 2015 was 3,006, down from 3,336 a year ago. Some 3,959 salespersons did not renew their registration, CEA said.