{"id":26712,"date":"2025-02-28T03:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=26712"},"modified":"2025-07-29T02:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:13:02","slug":"real-estate-agent-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/real-estate-agent-types\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Types of Real Estate Agents and Their Industry Specialties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over three million professionals<\/a> in the U.S. hold real estate licenses. But not all real estate agents are equal \u2014 the top 5% of real estate agents<\/a> across the country sell homes for as much as 10% more than the average agent. Moreover, there are different real estate agent types suited to different property needs.<\/p>\n

One key factor to agent success and excellent performance is specialization. As in any other field, real estate agents can specialize in a niche market by completing additional training courses after they obtain their license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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For insight on these specialties, we did extensive research online and spoke with top real estate agent Shawn Trapp<\/a>, who works with 81% more single-family homes than the average agent in New Orleans, Louisiana<\/a>. Here\u2019s everything you need to know about different types of real estate agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Selling a home? A great agent makes all the difference. Learn about real estate agent types so you know who to consult for specific needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":215,"featured_media":60601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321,238],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attract-buyers","category-working-with-agents"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n8 Types of Real Estate Agents and Their Industry Specialties<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Selling a home? A great agent makes all the difference. 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