December seems like a bad month for Realtors.
Most cities and counties in California experienced a drop in median home prices in December compared to the same month in 2005, according to data on new and existing condo and single-family home sales.
Existing single-family home sales in the state fell 15.3 percent in December compared to December 2005, the California Association of Realtors reported today.
Total existing single-family home sales were down 23.6 percent for the full year in 2006 compared to the prior year, according to preliminary C.A.R. statistics, which is the lowest level in 10 years. There were an estimated 477,330 sales in 2006, according to the preliminary statistics, which is the 11th-highest level on record dating back to 1970 and is the lowest annual sales total since 1997, when 446,700 sales were recorded.
I don't feel so bad for not making any money in December. With Christmas and all December has seemed slow for the two years I have been a Realtor. It seems that this time of year no one wants to move. How are you rainers drumming up business in the holiday season. I want to be consistent year round so now is the time to ask these questions. I would really like some feedback.
Orville McCallister
Realtor
Keller Williams Realty Temecula
www.orvillemccallister.com
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Hey Orville! ! It's January. It's almost February.
Every year, year after year, I send out e-mail to all of my agents reminding them to save their money for the slow times of the real estate year, vacations and holidays. Vacation times are July, August. Holidays times are mid November through January 1. Year after year. Never fails.
The time to start to prepare for the slow times in December is January.
Lenn