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foreclosures: Survey Says: Only 1 in 20 Respondents Say They Will Buy Next Year - 11/16/09 02:54 PM
Before the home buyers tax credit was extended through April, 2010 and expanded to include more buyers, a survey by move.com indicated that only 1 in 20 people surveyed said they would buy a house next year.  Why?  The top reason was that they felt that home prices had hit bottom.  This was more important than bargain priced foreclosures, concerns about interest rates, and the pool of available homes.
This revelation feeds into our ongoing discussion of glass half empty/glass half full approach to real estate.  Of course, the number of people who might say they are planning to buy might … (19 comments)

foreclosures: Successful Agents Never Know It All - 05/19/09 02:43 PM
Successful agents are made not born!  That may sound trite since we've all heard it, but think about it.  Even if you were born with a "sales personality" and you can sell salt to Morton, your natural talent won't carry you through in this market.  The agent that gets ahead is the one who keeps reinventing himself and keeps learning.
That ‘s why one sign of a successful agent is an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Sure, you expect agents to know their business and many will have the CRS, GRE and of other certifications. But you'd also never find them thinking … (2 comments)

 

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