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      4.2

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (850 total reviews)
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      Stuart Denyer

      90% approve of CEO

      78% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Senior management

      4.3

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      New Western has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 850 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The New Western employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.6 stars).

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      850 reviews
      4.0
      May 12, 2016

      First Job out of College

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots or real estate knowledge and training

      Cons

      Hard work and long hours

      3.0
      Apr 5, 2016

      Great Sales Job for a Young Guy

      Disposition agent
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This will be repetitive, as a lot of the pros of this job can also be a con. Flexible Hours - Work your own hours and as long as you produce no one will care. except for mandatory Monday, Wednesday, Friday morning meetings. 100% commission - common to a lot of sales jobs, "unlimited earning potential" and all that jazz. Very strong culture - Young working guys, overall very welcoming for young guys coming out of college or not far removed. The full time GM for the Austin office is great, as is the GM for the San Antonio office that spends more time in Austin than San Antonio. Both were very supportive of me throughout my tenure with the company, always available for a call or text when I had an issue or question. I would work for either of them again in a heartbeat.

      Cons

      Flexible hours - If you want to sell a house, be prepared to put your clients schedule ahead of your own. I was trying to make sales on weekends, 6 or 7 in the morning and 8 or 9 in the evening. Properties will become available at all kinds of times in the day and week, and you need to be willing and able to hustle out at a moments notice, or get beat out by one of your co-workers who is. 100% commission - if you struggle you don't eat. Most of the offices are full of young single guys with few expenses, but even at that you probably need an average of 2-3 sales a month to be comfortable, which can take a while especially in less established offices with fewer sales opportunities. Very strong culture - a bit "frat-like" at times. Inherent with being an office full of young guys there are daily instances of juvenile behavior and pranking going on. As has been said, don't expect to get paid when you start this job. It can be very difficult to get your foot in the door and start making money. Austin is a very tight market, and you have to be prepared to not only get a lot investors in your Rolodex, not only get several parties interested in a property, not only get several of your investors to come out to a property and (occasionally) bid on a property, but then be prepared to be beat out by the other agents who have some big-time investors who buy several houses a month. You have to be prepared to lose time and time again before you win, because it could take a month or it could take 3 or more to get your first sale, and it could take you half a year or more to be earning a consistent income that pays your bills. Full disclosure, in my 5-6 months with the company I made one sale right before we decided to part ways. Through a combination of circumstances I got beat out on at least a dozen houses that I had a realistic chance to get. If your psyche can't handle you feeling like you did everything right and still lost, then this isn't the job for you.

      5.0
      Apr 4, 2016

      Leadership that cares

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked for New Western Acquisitions for about 9 months and really enjoyed my experience. I cant speak highly enough of the leadership, at least in my office. You go to work every day with your friends. You work so closely with these guys that they become some of your good buddies. The office GM's are particular about who they hire and make sure you will fit in before making any decisions. I found that we had great team chemistry and I could share just about anything with my co-workers. My bosses were guys I felt comfortable coming to with any issue, even non work related ones. Real estate can be a shady business and I can honestly say I never once saw the leadership, or team, engage in any unethical behavior. I have even seen good deals passed up in order to abide by the rules. Every day was a competition, but an amicable one. Not only was the leadership focused on bettering the office, but the individuals in it. You learn the importance of goal setting and organization. They have an annual "corporate" getaway that is a blast. We often had office competitions to better us as people. For example we had a voluntary office fitness competition. Its was fun and we all were all better because of it. These guys like to have fun. Work hard play hard pretty much sums up the mentality of most NWA team members. At the end of the day the GM's will be very honest with you and are very much concerned with your well being. If you are driven, competitive and capable of being organized this job could certainly be for you.

      Cons

      If you aren't organized and fail to set personal goals you likely wont make it. You aren't supposed to work in wholesaling for a couple years if you leave. But trust me, I have seen the competition, and if you leave it will be because wholesaling just isn't for you, not because another wholesale firm is more desirable. As far as this field goes, New Western is the place to be.

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      Thank you for taking the time to review New Western and share your experience with us. We appreciate your time and feedback. I'm glad to hear that your experience with New Western was a positive one. We really do strive everyday to better the lives of our associates in any way we can so it's encouraging to hear that you enjoyed the atmosphere, your colleagues but most importantly- the leadership. We wish you the best of luck as you continue on to a successful career in whatever it is you choose to do.
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