Some real-estate agents find themselves working long hours during their holiday vacation time.
By Stephanos Chen | The Wall Street Journal
This holiday season, some real-estate agents get the gift of overtime.
In the last weeks of the year, a surge of luxury homeowners make big moves. With fewer listings for sale, some last-minute shoppers go on the hunt for bargains, while others take advantage of tax benefits for year-end planning. For luxury real-estate agents, whose weekend getaways might cost them a six-digit commission, vacation is a relative term.