2014 Portland Real Estate Survey Question Title * 1. How long have you been in real estate? Over 10 years 4 to 10 years 1 to 3 years Under 1 year Question Title * 2. Do you work with more buyers or sellers? Mostly Sellers Mostly Buyers About 50/50 Buyers and Sellers Question Title * 3. Do you have an area of specialization or niche? If so, what is it? Yes No What is your niche? Question Title * 4. What was your level of production for 2013? Under $1 Million $1 to $5 Million $5 to $10 Million Over $10 Million Don't Know Question Title * 5. Do you use a team approach to real estate? Yes No Question Title * 6. What is your preferred form of communication? Phone E-mail Face to Face Text Message Social Media Fax Question Title * 7. What pieces of your business do you wish had more transparency and what systems do you wish had integration? (Lender, CRM, Escrow, Transaction Management, etc) Question Title * 8. What key events are the most important for you to know? What things are often communicated ineffectively? Question Title * 9. Why do you work with your current title company? Escrow officer Sales Rep Customer Service / Resources Builder Services Other If other, what is your reason? Question Title * 10. How do you view title and escrow? They are there to close my transactions. They help me get property information. They help me build my business. They are an integral part of my team and process. Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. How long have you worked with your current title company? Less than 6 months 6 months to 1 year 1 to 3 years 3 to 5 years More than 5 years Question Title * 12. What advice would you give a title company to help them better understand your needs? Question Title * 13. What are your biggest points of pain with the closing process in your experience? Question Title * 14. What areas of your business do you wish had more support? Question Title * 15. What do you wish title companies did that they currently don't? Done