How does a nationally known real estate powerhouse make it through today’s struggling housing market? Why not attract buyers from China, India and England?

When I started covering the residential real estate business back in the late 1990s, real estate agents had a lot to celebrate. Their conventions – held both by brokerages and the associations that serve them – were fun affairs. Agents looked thrilled to be selling homes, and with residnetial sales skyrocketing and their commisions soaring, why wouldn’t they be?