How is the salary situation for real estate talent in a depressed housing market? The updated "Real Estate Industry Human Resources Report" by Taihe Advisor this week scanned the 2008 national real estate industry salaries, revealing the 'salary' index of the real estate industry. Serious shrinkage in salary increases Since the second half of 2008, the decline in corporate profits has inevitably affected salary payments. 37% of real estate companies believe that the economic crisis will have a significant impact on the company's performance in 2009, a proportion much larger than other industries. According to recent follow-up visits, many real estate companies have reduced their 2009 construction area and pre-sale area to cut costs and tighten their belts. At the same time, real estate companies have taken a conservative stance on their plans for salary growth in 2009, with some companies outright stating that there will be no salary adjustments in 2009. Although salary growth in 2008 was still impressive, 2009 is bound to be a year of quiet persistence for employees of real estate companies. 78.6% of real estate companies believe that, in the face of the economic crisis, companies need to make adjustments in their compensation strategies to respond to market changes. Affected by economic factors, 48.8% of companies may delay the implementation of their originally planned salary adjustments, 38.1% of companies will still execute according to plan, but 6.0% of companies may implement them earlier. The expected salary growth rate for the industry in 2009 may only be around 5%.