2008 December Newsletter - Alaska Association of Realtors

Member Survey
Decutive
Committee of Region 12 (Alaska,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington)
comissioned Hebert Research to conduct a survey
of Region 12 REALTOR® members. Hebert
Research interviewed 1,200 REALTORS® Association
members in Washington, Oregon, Alaska,
Montana, and Idaho. The questionnaire was
prepared by Hebert Research and was reviewed
mittee
prior to the commencement of interviews.
The Association provided Hebert Research with a
membership list which was used to conduct telephone
interviews with brokers and agents who
were Association members of Region 12. Survey
ability
sample, to be representative of each state
as a whole. The sample size and structure was as
follows:
Alaska 200
Idaho 200
Montana 200
Oregon 300
Washington 300
Total 1200
of error less than + 7 percent for the individual
states and less than + 3 percent for the region as
a whole.
Respondent Profile
Respondents were fairly evenly divided among
men and women, with slightly more women rep-
and selling agents. Nearly one in four respondents
ment
of the membership will be retiring soon, or
at least reducing their real estate activities to parttime
work.
Capacity
Alaska
Listing Agent
Selling Agent 3.4%
Listing and Selling Agent 70.3%
Broker 5.7%
Broker Manager 2.3%
Broker Owner 10.3%
Other 1.1%
2008 Income Alaska
Less than $25,000 10.5%
$25,000 to $49,999 15.8%
$50,000 to $99,999 32.9%
$100,000 to $149,999 22.4%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9%
$200,000 to $249,999 7.9%
$250,000 or more
Compared to the other states, a smaller percentage
of Alaskan respondents earned less than $25,000
last year. Alaska also had the highest percentage
(18%) of realtors earning over $150,000, followed
by Oregon (12%) and Washington (11%). Idaho
had the largest share of realtors (27%) in the lowest
income bracket, making less than $25,000.
(Member Survey, continue on page 11)
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