Strong real estate market draws more people into business.

Publication: Ocala Star-Banner (Ocala, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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COPYRIGHT 2005 Ocala Star-Banner

Byline: Steven Ray Haberlin

Jul. 26--OCALA, Fla. -- Right now, they're glued to their cell phones. They often work seven days a week. And their paycheck depends on their performance.

They're real estate agents. And apparently, more people in Marion County want to become one.

Realtors say the county's red-hot housing market has people flocking to the business. Real estate offices are being bombarded with resumes and hiring more agents. Real estate classes are bursting.

And the Ocala/ Marion County Association of Realtors hit an all-time high in membership this year.

"When the county is growing and real estate is as good as I've ever seen in my lifetime, you're going to have more people going into the real estate...

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