Jan. 20, 2006 - What Is Going On With This Market?

As you may or may not know, (if you follow this blog you know), I have been a busy, busy guy. Much busier actually, than one would expect for January. I have five active listings that are keeping my phone ringing and one tentative buyer with a house to sell that he will be listing soon. An individual agent might expect this kind of business in early spring, but January?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. Oh no. Not by a long shot. I have plenty of time and energy left to continue my prospecting efforts and to accept referrals from you, my faithful readers. Like my tag line says "Real Estate Is My Lifestyle, Not My Job". If you are going to be any good at it, it has to be.

So break it on down. It's a buyers market.

What's that mean? That means the the buyer is in the position of power when it comes to negotiating the deal. There are a lot of homes to choose from. The sellers need to be flexible. Now is the time, the time is now, buy, buy, buy!

How long can we expect this to last? Well, having gazed into my crystal ball, chanted incantations and burned incense, I can honestly say........................I dunno. What I do know is this, there will be a paradigm shift in the market sooner or later. There always is. It could start next week, next month, next year, who knows? The one thing you can count on is that I will be keeping my eye on things for you and let you know what I know when I know it.

This is one of the reasons why you need to come back to our blog here on a daily basis. Another reason is that there is a fine Mercedes Benz listed for sale on Gene's Board. Yes indeed, and soon there will be some furniture as well. If you didn't stop by the blog you might not even know about Gene's Board, the community bulletin board that is out there in cyber space for all to use.

Last but not least, let me tell you about commenting on this blog. I encourage it, as you well know. You can comment anonymously if you wish, however, if you register and comment as a registered user, you will get your very own blog in the registration process. That's right, your very own blog, free. Who knows where that may lead?