Posts from October 2024

"I'm going to wait until after the election."

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard that since 2009, I would retire early!

Listen to me, yes, sales slow a little in November in Presidential Election years. But they quickly go back up. Anxiety is the only reason for the November slowdown, because history shows us (without a doubt), there is no other reason. Sales do not slump, and prices do not go up or down based on who wins.

It's simply not true!

The below info from Keeping Current Matters, tells you everything you need to help someone if you hear them say they are waiting. Because one of the truest things in real estate is: waiting very rarely has a positive outcome.
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Our profession will always experience change, as we have seen in the past several months. It is our duty to adapt to these changes as we continually work to master our craft. One thing I don't ever see changing is the fiduciary duties we owe to our clients. A client can be a seller or a buyer and has a contractual agreement with us (agency), which is also called a fiduciary duty.

Fiduciary duties are the highest duties known to law. Common examples of fiduciaries outside our profession include trustees, executors, and guardians. Our fiduciary duties are governed by law, requiring us to uphold specific duties to our clients, in addition to any obligations set forth in a listing agreement or other contractual agreements.
 
Our fiduciary duties include:

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I hope everyone is enjoying this nice weather and enjoying it with family and friends. I also hope that you're busy with real estate. For most of us, it's not been a banner year, but I'm optimistic that our last quarter of 2024 and 2025 will see an increase in the number of real estate transactions. This Broker Bit is a re-boot from October 2023. Q4 in 2024 IS the time to plant the seeds for a productive Q1 in 2025.

Real quick, our job as Realtors® is very straightforward:
1) Become excellent at your job and maintain that excellence, so that you can exceed your clients' and customers' expectations when they call upon you to help them with what is often the largest investment of their lives. (Take this obligation very seriously or consider referring to another agent who takes the time and effort to be excell...

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There are a lot of numbers and statistics that can tell us where we are in the real estate world today. Trying to find out where we are headed is another thing. In this article, Inflation Gauge Eases, Raising Chance of Rate Cut

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