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On the Way to $1 billion Sales Volume

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Real Estate Agent with Downing-Frye Realty, Inc. Naples, FL

On the Way to $1 billion Sales Volume

Third Best 6-month Period in 50 Years

During the "normal real estate days" in the years 2000 - 2003 Downing-Frye posted an average of 1,318 real estate transactions for the first six months of each year.

Let's skip over the "crazy days" and look at the last three years 2010 - 2012. The first six months average is 1,815 transactions. Looking at the distance above the horizontal line in the chart below you will see an increase of nearly 38% on average above the norm during a steady state "normal" real estate market.

In the 50-year history of the company this is the 3rd best first 6 month period.

Each year we also wonder if and when we will hit $1 billion dollars in real estate volume. Soon. At the end of June we stand at $837 million.

Comments(24)

Robert Rucker III
Fairbanks, AK

Hello Bob,

Congratulations on your post being featured. Your post displays some impressive numbers. Sounds like you and others are doing some great things in your area. Congratulations to you on your success.

Jul 18, 2012 12:28 PM
Karen Anne Stone
New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Real Estate

Bob... my obvious question would be how many salespeople are currently with your first during the six months period averaged 1815 transactions ?  Put another way... how many transactions per salesperson ?

Jul 18, 2012 01:27 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Bob, kudos to you! It's past mid-July and if you are going at $140M/month, assuming that July will be a better month, you should hit your target by the end of the month. Do post your numbers when you hit $1B target.

Jul 18, 2012 02:37 PM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Bob, these are very interesting statistics. Makes me wonder how our company is faring this year vs. historic other years. Great stats and congratulations to Downing=Frye for a great year!

Sharon

Jul 18, 2012 02:47 PM
C. Lloyd McKenzie
Living Albuquerque - Albuquerque, NM
Living Albuquerque

Bob Your market has recovered

Jul 18, 2012 04:22 PM
Phil Leng
Retired - Kirkland, WA
Phil Leng - Retired

Hi Bob,

Fun stats!

Especially nice to see it in graph form.

Thanks for sharing

Phil

Jul 18, 2012 06:00 PM
Richard and Jean Murphy
Harborview Properties - Portland, ME
(207) 712-4796

Those are impressive numbers especially in an area which appeared to be hit so hard by the slow-down these past couple of years. On individual levels, we do see agents from all over indicating historic sales volume, but $1,000,000,000.00 is ridiculous. Congratulations.

Jul 18, 2012 09:31 PM
Todd Anderson
You In Park City group - KW Park City Keller Williams Real Estate - Park City, UT
Park City | Deer Valley Real Estate

Great stats and a great visual for potential buyers. What does the dollar volume graph look like?

Jul 18, 2012 09:46 PM
Morgan Evans
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

Great statistics to track the sales progress for year 2012. 

Jul 18, 2012 10:30 PM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Bob, your market has really improved in the last three years. Good luck with reaching that one billion dollar mark.

Jul 18, 2012 10:44 PM
Eileen Hsu
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

Getting close to over 1 billion in sales volume is a great goal and achievement, good luck!

 

Jul 18, 2012 11:08 PM
Jim Miner
Miner Noh & Associates - Phoenix, AZ
Loan Modfication & Short Sale Specialist

Well, we now know who you are!

Hopefully this is a SEO excersie.

Jul 19, 2012 01:09 AM
Bill Gillhespy
16 Sunview Blvd - Fort Myers Beach, FL
Fort Myers Beach Realtor, Fort Myers Beach Agent - Homes & Condos

Hi Bob,  Thaose are huge numbers and support the notion that the market is finding support.  Well done !

Jul 19, 2012 01:20 AM
Dorte Engel
RE/MAX Leading Edge - Bowie, MD
ABC - Annapolis, Bowie, Crofton & rest of Maryland

Dear Bob,

Things are looking up then?

Jul 19, 2012 01:58 AM
Bob Miller
Keller Williams Cornerstone Realty - Ocala, FL
The Ocala Dream Team

Congratulations Bob.  Makes us wonder though if your net is any higher with average prices where they have fallen.

Jul 19, 2012 02:40 AM
Paul McFadden
Responsive Pest Control - Seattle, WA
Pest Control, Seattle, WA.

Good for you. It's nice to see some huge positives lately!

Jul 19, 2012 02:42 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Congratulations Bob, always good to have a great year, you and your team must be doing everything right this year!

Jul 19, 2012 04:27 AM
Travis "the SOLD man" Parker; Broker/Owner
Travis Realty - Enterprise, AL
email: Travis@theSOLDman.me / cell: 334-494-7846

GREAT start for our company as well. Independent, but just became #1 in Sales, after being #1 in Listings for several months. Beat out several National Brands that are up to three times our size.

Jul 19, 2012 05:34 AM
Jeanne Dufort
Coldwell Banker Lake Country - Madison, GA
Madison and Lake Oconee GA

Big numbers!  On a much smaller scale, our local board just put to bed a 22% gain in Q2 - our first real gain in several years, and just below Q2 2008 sales.

Jul 19, 2012 11:35 AM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

Great work.  I think the market is going strong now and prices should continue up.

Jul 19, 2012 03:12 PM