CSBJ: Strong real estate market has brokerages beefing up

In the Colorado Springs business journal, Amanda Miller says that the real estate business is strong in Colorado Springs.

"Local real estate brokerages are hiring.

ERA Shields has hired more than 20 real estate agents and support staff members in the past year. RE/MAX Properties has added 16 since January. Prudential Rocky Mountain Realtors has bumped its staff from seven agents to nine.

Some of the hires are seasoned real estate professionals simply moving from one brokerage to another. But many are new to the industry.

The reason behind all the hiring activity is simple — the real estate business is strong and it looks like it will continue getting stronger, said Toby Schifsky, director of real estate education for Kaplan Professional Schools.

“We stand at the front door of the industry,” Schifsky said. “And we really started seeing enrollment increase last year.”"

Read more: http://csbj.com/2013/05/10/strong-real-estate-market-has-brokerages-beefing-up/