Tri-Cities, Washington, real estate and homes - thoughts and conversation.
Posted in Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry on May 9th, 2007
Number One… There’s a whole lot of screwing around going on. Because there can be a whole lot of unaccounted-for time. No one ever seems to have to be anywhere at a particular hour. Plus, people love to make double entendres around the words ‘negotiation’, ‘inspection’, and ‘offer’, which naturally leads to other [...]
Posted in Tri-Cities Market on May 7th, 2007
This isn’t the big stat roll-out with the graphs and charts and accompanying PDF file. This is the Tri-City Association of Realtors stat break-down.
In April, 21 more active listings than April ‘06, but Jan-April, YOY, we’re down 3.9% in listings.
Pending sales are down less than a percent, so we’ll call it equal, but final sales are [...]
Posted in Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry, Tri-Cities Market on May 6th, 2007
I love the unspoken rules that exist in various communities. I love that there is honor even among thieves. I was watching the Yankees vs. Mariners game today and found out something interesting.
Josh Phelps, first basemen for the Yankees, plowed into Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima (totally mowed him down, went out of his way to [...]
Posted in Buyers, Real Estate Industry, Sellers on May 5th, 2007
During one of the last weeks of this season’s The Apprentice, Donald Trump told those vying for the job and the viewers at home, too, that ‘nothing sells itself’.
Last week, I was at a model home in a development and a new Realtor was telling a seasoned Realtor that their homes sold themselves. Later, the [...]
Posted in Real Estate Career on May 2nd, 2007
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about ‘the experience’. Why do you shop at Nordstrom? Because it’s a shopping ‘experience’. Why do you buy your tires at Les Schwab? Because they run out to greet you…it’s an ‘experience’. Why buy your coffee at Starbucks? Because it’s not just a latte, it’s an ‘experience’.
The current trend [...]