The news is constantly filled with information on foreclosures, short sales, stimulus, bank failures, mortgage money freeze etc. It's enough to make you believe that everyone is going down the drain and the real estate market is gone. Yes, the market has slumped and the bubble burst.
But, there are sales happening! There still is a market. There are people in the Pacific Northwest that have been waiting.... waiting for the market to come down... waiting for the "right time" to buy ... waiting until they have paid off debt... waiting for the right property.
I was taken by Maureen Nolan's blog about some interesting real estate sales and the buyers market. You'll have to check it out. NWwineandrealestate Wow... it was sooooooo interesting!
We are fortunate to have such an active economy here with large employers that are making profits and countless numbers of self employed people that are marketing their talents. When the news of layoffs hits the front page those companies growing and hiring are hidden on the back.
There are jobs ... there is money... there is a market in the Northwest. We have to work harder to find it. We also have to position ourselves so that when it comes back we are ready.
For my school in the real estate world, I have had to hustle and work not just harder but smarter. I have to have better follow up with customers, work on my databases, talk to more people and market more effectively. Because there still is a market... go find it!
