I just got back from Nashville, actually Brentwood, Franklin and Hendersonville. It is still a sellers market there. While I was gone, Pfizer decided to close its doors in Ann Arbor. WOW, tons of emails from agents in my office.
No one knows quite what to think............or hope for...........we are already 5000 homes and condos' over our normal inventory. With Pfizer closing the doors, over 3100 people will be laid off. While I was in TN there was nothing on the evening news.But, I was able to log on and read the news. As you have read in recent posts. Ann Arbor is 24 miles surrounded by reality. Even though we are in a Buyers Market like the rest of the state of MI, Ann Arbor has still been fairly insulated. Now this?????????
So I start to think about maybe starting over in Nashville, it is a sellers market, been in the business 13 years and I know more but do I really want to start over ?? I read a blog today from a C21 agent, he was pondering if we really need the big franchise names behind us anymore. I responded and told him I'm not sure.
Do buyers really care who they work with if they have the skills and the web presence and establish themselves as a professional ? Sellers I think probably care more............they probably want a big name like RE/MAX or Keller Williams, or C21 behind them, but do buyers ??
I'd be interested in what the active rain bloggers think ?
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