90 percent of homebuyers claim they would use their real estate agent again or recommend their agent to others, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). It’s an extremely high number, but NAR also reports that, in actuality, the typical Realtor earned merely 13 percent of business from repeat clients and 17 percent through referrals from past customers.
Source: Inman News
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