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Time Magazine says "Ignore the Headlines"...

Whether you are in the Apex NC Real Estate market, or elsewhere, Time Magazine says "Ignore the Headlines"... (Read full article here: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1713483,00.html)

Great points and SO true. I applaud the writer for this article. It's unfortunate that too often "bad news sells". It's so easy for all of us to fall into the trap of buying into what we hear without realizing that it isn't always "reality", it's often just "a story" written for dramatic affect! And in doing so we allow our fears to cause us to miss out on great opportunities.

Posted by Heather OSullivan Canney on 02/29/2008 12:57 PM

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7 Comments on Time Magazine says "Ignore the Headlines"...

Your right, bad news does sell. Robbery will make the evening news, donations will not.

Overland Park Real Estate

02/29/2008 01:00 PM

by Michael Pierce - Overland Park Real Estate - Leawood Real Estate (Prudential Kansas City Realty - Overland Park, Kansas)

Heather, you are so right the n&o also tries to sell bad new, even with all the advertising money the real estate gives them. we are fortunate to have a good market.

02/29/2008 01:08 PM

by Bill Steed (Re/max United)

Heather - The Times is right, the media wants bad news that is what sells, but it also hurts our markets and keeps us on a downspin.

02/29/2008 01:12 PM

by Solaris Realty

Heather, As we all know it is up to us to help educate our clients as to what is really taking place in the various markets we work in. It isn't all doom and gloom as the media portrays, homes are selling, maybe not at top dollar but still selling and buyers are getting great deals.

03/02/2008 10:17 PM

by Joyce & Terry Thomas Tipp City Ohio Real Estate (Real Living Realty Services)

Absolutely! That is why it is SO important for us to share/blog about stories like this one, and like my post "In Holly Springs and Apex the market is good". I truly believe that if ALL do this, we can "change the tide". See my previous post "Can we change public perception"!

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

03/03/2008 06:41 AM

by HeatherO Real Estate, Inc w/Real Living Partners Triangle

Good news and enthusiasm sell! This aritcle is right there are some screaming deals in the market right now!

If everyone would go back to looking at their house as a home and not a piggy bank we would all be better off, and now is a great time to buy a fine family home.

03/03/2008 08:41 AM

by Real Living Partners

I agree, It is a constant effort to try to re-educate our clients right now. Our area is doing well but there is an endless stream of folks who listen to the national news and then want to apply that here. We do want to get the best deal possible for our clients but we really do have to educate them more now than ever that Just because they had to take a significantly lower price for there home elsewhere in the country doesn't mean that sellers here are going to be willing to deal with an extremely low offer. The more this sort of thing goes on the more likely it is to become a self fulfilling prophecy.

03/10/2008 01:15 PM

by Dawn Christley (Keller Williams Realty)

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