Brokers crossing over

Brokers crossing over: "WASHINGTON -- Aug. 29, 2006 -- A growing number of residential real estate brokers are expanding into the commercial arena.

National Association of Realtors spokesman Lucien Salvant says brokers are seeing business decline in the residential sector as home sales slow, but the commercial sector is recording gains.

'The grass is a little greener, and the money is, too,' notes Salvant. The Realtors Commercial Alliance has seen its membership roster more than double over the past five years, and NAR recorded a 62-percent jump in membership over the same time span."