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Rising to the Occasion of a Challenging Economy

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by Coco Clayman-Cook

Now more than ever we see real estate agents giving in to the Buyer's market and the changing economy. More and more clients hamlin-emory-015.JPGare coming to the realization that they can't make the easy sale on their house that they may have been able to four years ago, and the very practice of "flipping" has ended. As more people give in to this new and different market and seek other careers, now is the time for the dedicated real estate agents to rise to the occasion.

It's important to remember the rules of gravity and the pattern of history: what goes up must come down, but what goes down will eventually rise again. As agents, it is our responsibility not to fall in the first place. Gandhi said we must be the change we want to see in the world, and this is where we must begin. We don't want our selling clients to give up, and it is our job to tell them the truth. We have to help our Buyers get what they want. We are in a service business. I don't want my clients to over pay and if they do I let them know. To me honesty and integrity and my word are all I have. We all want to see the market rise again, and so we must remember that the market starts with us.

Comments (2)

Randall Schrader
Competitive Insurance of Dundee - Dundee, FL

We are on the cusp of a really hot market.  For me, the glass is half full.

Aug 27, 2008 02:48 AM
Lanette Branch
Taylor Properties - Bel Air, MD
Bel Air, MD Real Estate Agent

CoCo--

I couldn't agree w/you more.

The market is cyclical and just so happens NOW is the perfert time to be a buyer.  It won't stay that way forever, though, and the professional agent/broker definitely has to go w/the flow.

Aug 27, 2008 02:54 AM