Is there any good news for the real estate sector out there anywhere?

After reading the paper today for the umpteen month in a row, still no positive news for the market.

It's tough enough to get the buying public in a positive mode let alone day after day, month after month they are infiltrated with negative news.

If I would continually tell my children that they are not up to par with the rest of the kids in this world, eventually they will be brain washed into believing me that the facts are true. BTW, the kids are excellent in my eyes (in case they stumble upon my blog.) Grin.

Going back to the buyers, IMHO they have been brained washed by the media into negative thinking. Every part of the sector is ripe for an expansion, but mean while it lies stagnant.

It's now up to the agents to create positive news. At this point the news won't surround the excellent sales or gain of equity as we all know. In turn, the positives have to start from self created outstanding service one may provide, or the help you may have provided to relocate a family in need.

I feel it would be advantageous to the A/R Family if we could post new release's that each of could forward to our local papers. Your thoughts?

 

 
Posted by Duane Marlink, Rate A Home on 11/25/2007 03:54 PM   Comments (7)   , , , ,  

7 Comments on Is there any good news for the real estate sector out there anywhere?

You are right.....did you see what the media did to Countrywide? its one thing to report the news its another thing to keep up a bad trend. At least here in Washington the market is really not all that bad in comparison to the rest of the states but the media is killing me.

There are plenty of good things they could say about the real estate market but no they have to cast doom and gloom......

That's why I really stopped reading the paper and watching the news as they all seem to have an agenda...

Todd Hueffed

11/28/2007 02:31 PM by Todd Hueffed (Keller Williams North Seattle)

Todd, thanks for the comment. You are right, they do have agenda's in some cases and others they seem to be right on track.

Just feel if the A/R family would share positive news that each of us could forward to the local media it may help to turn some people back to positive thinkers.

I was surprised this blog didn't get more response for sharing such ideas.

Thanks again for stopping by.

Duane

11/28/2007 03:25 PM by Duane Marlink, Rate A Home (Rate A Home)

Duane, you are so right on with this... If our local markets are not going to report the good news then we need to be doing it for them. Our public does use the internet and will find it. If we continue our local media will actually pick up on it too.

11/29/2007 12:16 PM by Birmingham Alabama Real Estate, Stephen Wolfe (LivingInGreaterBirmingham Team of Powell Properties)

Stephen, Thank you for the comment.

It appears to me with the limited responses to the idea, there may in fact not be any good news out there to share.

11/30/2007 10:21 AM by Duane Marlink, Rate A Home (Rate A Home)

Duane, rest assured... If I can find good news to share about my area, it will be shared. Hopefully, our fellow agents have not been tricked into believing all the media garbage... We should be the ones proving it wrong

11/30/2007 02:32 PM by Birmingham Alabama Real Estate, Stephen Wolfe (LivingInGreaterBirmingham Team of Powell Properties)

Stephen, I agree that we and the general public can be easily mislead into believing all we here. That's why we need the positive news to offset some of the negative.

Thanks for the comment.

11/30/2007 02:35 PM by Duane Marlink, Rate A Home (Rate A Home)

I think that we as agents need to be the bearers of the good news, and the advantages of buying a home in this market. Prices are great, and so are the amount of homes out there. Interest rates are great, and the way things are going they are going to get better. So, in my opinion, you have to give the client a different point of view to look at.

11/30/2007 02:51 PM by Ulises Romo (PRO-formance Realty Concepts)

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