How to Money · Friday, September 4, 2026
The real estate industry is seeing a significant drop in the number of agents, with over 400,000 realtors leaving since peak numbers during the pandemic. Experts suggest that real estate is no longer a viable side hustle and requires dedicated effort and preparation for market fluctuations.
“Real estate agents, man, they're dropping like flies. The NRA has lost, I think, over 400,000 realtors since their all-time high numbers back during the pandemic.”
“First of all, If you want to be a realtor, you got to work really hard. You can't just like sell property on the side. I feel like it was sort of like this, almost like a, it was like the millennial side hustle back in the day, like the older millennial high self.”
“It's a la Joseph in Genesis preparing Egypt for the famine, the seven fat cows, right? And the seven lean ones. And you just have to realize that's the kind of profession it is.”