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real estate: Dropping Agents----Adding Agents - 09/05/08 06:35 PM

              I have been keeping an eye on the numbers of active agents in our neck of the woods (King County) for some time, and things are really starting to turn to a downward trend. From June to end of July,08 there has been a 17% drop in numbers of active licensed agents. Over 16,000 down to 13,800 in King County.
              My small company is no exception to this change as I have sent two more licenses back in the last week.
              I am also signing up another agent that is changing companies because that company is shutting down and … (2 comments)

real estate: Sellers Are Getting Real----Buyers Are Getting Pickier - 06/19/08 03:21 PM

There seems to be a subtle shift in the air with regards to how sellers and buyers are reacting to the constant movement and change occurring in our business.
I am not writing about buyers that always want a deal at 10 cents on the dollar; but the actual buyer who desires to own perhaps their first home or upgrading to another. They are still gun shy and will not commit to a purchase, until every small detail in a home is answered, before a contract is written. Several agents have mentioned to me lately that they have had buyers that … (8 comments)

real estate: I'M TIRED.....WE ARE ALL TIRED!!!!!! - 06/02/08 08:14 PM

     I am writing about this wonderful business we call REAL ESTATE.
     For reasons sometimes unknown we have allowed our livelihood to slip away from the core issues and daily factors that propel us to do our job.
     I have had conversations with countless Realtor's, agents and brokers about the continuing dilemma we face to either finish a transaction in place or work with new seller's and buyers.
     This is not a post about lending, or mortgage. This is about how we have allowed the public and other business conditions to dictate how we function in today's world and still maintain … (19 comments)

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