After 16 years in the real estate business, "going on tour" is still a regular part of my weekly routine.  Agent's Opens (or as we call it "Tour") are held weekday mornings, and are a chance for Realtors® to preview new listings, preview properties for specific buyers, get product knowledge, and build relationships with other Realtors®.  It is these relationships that can make a deal go smoothly.  There is a lot of information sharing on Tour in terms of market activity on certain properties and in different neighborhoods.  It also gives me a chance to drive through neighborhoods that I might not otherwise, and see the new construction in progress.  It always amazes me that out of our Westside membership of over 2,400 Realtors®, the ones who routinely go on tour are the same core group of full-time, producing Realtors®.  I was having this discussion with another Realtor® on yesterday's tour.  We were wondering "where the heck is everyone?" particularly at a crucial time when the current market is in transition.  Now, more than ever, Tours should be very, very busy, but they are not.  Does your Realtor® go on tour?