Not that I have experience in corporate sales, but I would definitely think if you have experience in sales... you're probably over a lot of the humps that people transitioning to full time real estate agent struggle with. If you have money saved up.. which would be important because you won't be making six figures when you get started... I think you can do anything you put your mind to. And if you're even slightly thinking about it... think of it this way - you could quit, do real estate for two years, if you give it 100% and it doesn't work out, you could probably still go back to a corporate sales job (maybe just a different one). The worst feeling is looking back and wondering "what if I..."
In terms of where is the industry going.. I would say a lot of it is of course dependent on sale of homes. In the bigger scope of things, as the population grows so will the need to purchase homes. If you turn out to be a good agent, there is always a market for you :) Let me know if you have any other questions! I just got my license recently, I'm in the finance industry now as well.
