Every year, thousands of people in Singapore enter the real estate industry chasing the same dream: flexible hours, attractive commissions, financial freedom, and the possibility of building something for themselves. From the outside, it looks exciting. Social media certainly helps paint, enhance and propagate that picture. To the uninformed. the industry often looks like a constant stream of momentum and success, with constant social media feeds of new launches, luxury listings and celebratory “just sold” posts. But what many people don’t see is how brutal the first year can actually be. The uncomfortable truth is that a large number of new property agents in Singapore leave the industry within their first 12 months. Not necessarily because they lack ability, but because the reality of the business is far more demanding than they expected. Some call it a process of natural attrition and survival of the fittest. But the real estate business isn't really a...