Is Business Slowing Or Have You Slowed Down Searching For It?

Catchy blog title!  This is the time to stay in front of your clients with holiday greetings so they will think of you when your services are needed.

Barbara, business is out of control here in my expanded market; from Lafayette to New Orleans. If November close transaction were good December and now moving into January will be off the hook. Keep swinging you can get the ball in the hole if you don't try. 

During my 19 years in your business I saw dozens of agents who simply sat down and did nothing from the Friday before Thanksgiving until after January 1. The excuse was "Nobody wants to buy or sell a house during the holidays." 

If you want to sit back & grumble you can do that OR get creative & look for business like you suggest.

If you know of builders who would like to invest in Marlborough CT, my friend's parents are selling 23 acres... and according to her, they are approved buildable lots....800 feet of road frontage.

I am already trying to connect to builders here.

Great post Barbara, so right the business is there, in my area I see closings every month.  

I see business opportunities every day, just get out there and grab them before someone else does

It is freezing. Seller called off appointments. Buyer does not return calls....It will rain next day or two....

Lull.. Time to work off my great figure....

I agree. There is always business out there. For these last two months, we just need to stay focused and motivated. Life doesn't stop for the holidays. Thanks for the inspiration.

Barbara Todaro it's usual for agents to find an excuse for not working! And that's good for those who take their share, too - and get busier.

I was at an appraisal yesterday, negotiated an accepted offer yesterday, am doing a bunch of mailings/computer stuff/lead follow-ups today,am showing multi-family homes to an investor tomorrow, and have an inspection scheduled for Thursday. There is definitely business out there, even now.

I have some listings, and I can see a slow down in the showing activity of these listings. As far as buyers are concerned, I have seen them hunkering down for the season as well, hoping to find that perfect home after the holidays. I'm always looking for the next lead and opportunity, though.

Excellent advice Barbara. Time for some market reports!

It's a great time of year to reach out to people, to work on our business and to maintain momentum so that we start the new year in motion.

A top producer does not consider what day it is on the Gregorian calendar. What you do today determines tomorrow. 

Dear Barbara,

Cannot complain. I usually stay busy over the winter. 

Nothing drives me nuts more than folks who say there is no business then you ask them what they are doing and they are doing nothing I'm blown away they think it will just "happen"

I don't think it is slowing, but it seems that way.  I think it is due to low inventories, at least in my area.  Not only that, more and more people are becoming agents, so the ratio of listing to agents may go down a little bit, so you have to stay on top of things.

I keep hearing about the seasonality.  News flash!  I have more business than I should be able to handle right now.  I have one of the hottest listings in town on the market right now and I put two in escrow last week.  Y'all keep talking about seasonality and I'm going to go pay for a trip to Maui!

Thanks to Winston Heverly's reblog I didn't miss this one.

''Business is everywhere. One only needs to reach out and grab it.''