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Nothing Good in Life is Easy - Especially in the Real Estate Business
For those of us who are die-hard real estate professionals and decided to stick it out after the fall, we know we made the right choice. Now I cannot speak for all areas in this great nation of ours, but I can speak for the Palm Springs area, where we have been feeling a slight up-tick in sales and activity. Now, I certainly realize that our markets are an anomaly amongst California real estate, but I also know that our area is generally first to recover in such a market challenge.
For some the challenge was too hard and they could not stay on this island, a reality check indeed. The number of real estate agents who have let their licenses lapse is almost in direct inverse relation to the ratio of change in the supply of homes for sale and the demand (number of homes sold). I am not one to go around and judging others on their decision to get out of the business, and yet, something bothers me about those who give up right before they see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I have lived in the Coachella Valley for a long-time and every morning that sun ... more

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