We got good news from Zip Realty this week, when they reported that the nationwide number of home listings continued to fall for the 17th consecutive month. They also stated that markets that have seen a decline in inventory are also seeing prices increase over the same period. It was nice to see that the hardest hit communities of San Diego, Los Angles, San Francisco and Las Vegas have seen a decline in their inventory. This is good news for all of us as we head into the holiday season. So, make sure that you let your clients and past clients know that inventory is shrinking and if they are waiting for prices to drop further, they maybe too late for that bargain.
Also, this week we saw Better Homes & Gardens double their size with the announcement of Atlanta Metro Brokers joining their family. Skirts’ member Wendy Forsythe, vice president of broker service for BH&G was twittering away about the successful launch in Atlanta. If you want to keep up with this brand make sure that you follow Wendy on Twitter.
If you are struggling about why you are in real estate, please read one of Skirts’ favorites Bernice Ross, make sure that you go to Real Trends’ Lore People Magazine and read her ‘7 Reasons to be Grateful You’re in Real Estate plus some awesome tips!’ It will inspire you.
As you may remember from my post last Friday, while at NAR I took the opportunity to use my new Flip Video camera as I was walking the trade show floor. This week I would like to introduce you to Martha Webb. She is a pioneer of real estate staging, an established author in our industry – ‘Dress Your House for Success’ and founder of BCW group which includes her ‘Certified Home Marketing Specialist’ course. Make sure that you go to her site to see if she is going to be in your market next year to teach this course. If she is, DON’T MISS IT!
It’s my pleasure to introduce Martha Webb to you.
