Isn't it interesting how when hearing good news, especially from someone in sales, it is looked upon with suspicion. What makes us trust bad news and mistrust great news?
Now, give a morsel of bad news on the issue of real estate and most will nod their heads in agreement, "I knew it would turn bad." Here in Canada, our national news reports real estate indicators nation wide based on the markets in Vancouver and Toronto. So, relentlessly, year over year, decade over decade (as the prices have trended upward making a fortune for many) the news will caution: The Bubble will Burst!
Some poor schmoo has been sitting on his hands waiting for the right time to invest in a home for himself and family. But the news has NEVER told him it was a good time. So, he's been paying a landlord hundreds of thousands over decades with nothing to show for it but regret.
Along comes an educated, square shooting Realtor who actually uses facts and statistics over time as a foundation to say: It's a great time to buy!
It's a great time to buy?? Oh, the heads tilt, the arms cross. You can almost hear the thinking..."what's she trying to sell us?"
Oh dear. You caught me. I was trying to save you tens of thousands before the market starts really climbing again. I was trying to let you know how much fine inventory is now available at very fair prices so you don't have to settle for a home you don't love just because there are so few to choose from.
But, hey, what do I know? You've listened to the news. Surely, one way or another the world is in tatters. Why bother playing?
Rubbish! Rubbish I say! Get in the game. "THEY" are always looking on the bad side as a given and the good side as suspicious and to be avoided.
Recently I was reading in "The Rotarian" a report that in the 1990s two thirds of Americans were convinced that crime was wildly escalating. When in fact between 1990 and 1998 murders were down by 20%! The reports however, on national news, were up 600% on murder; even excluding the O.J. Simpson trial.
When you are looking for real estate news ask a real estate professional. A great Realtor will always give you the insight you need to make happy decisions (or to lessen the pain on harder moves).
There really is SO much good news! Believe it!
Now, give a morsel of bad news on the issue of real estate and most will nod their heads in agreement, "I knew it would turn bad." Here in Canada, our national news reports real estate indicators nation wide based on the markets in Vancouver and Toronto. So, relentlessly, year over year, decade over decade (as the prices have trended upward making a fortune for many) the news will caution: The Bubble will Burst!
Some poor schmoo has been sitting on his hands waiting for the right time to invest in a home for himself and family. But the news has NEVER told him it was a good time. So, he's been paying a landlord hundreds of thousands over decades with nothing to show for it but regret.
Along comes an educated, square shooting Realtor who actually uses facts and statistics over time as a foundation to say: It's a great time to buy!
It's a great time to buy?? Oh, the heads tilt, the arms cross. You can almost hear the thinking..."what's she trying to sell us?"
Oh dear. You caught me. I was trying to save you tens of thousands before the market starts really climbing again. I was trying to let you know how much fine inventory is now available at very fair prices so you don't have to settle for a home you don't love just because there are so few to choose from.
But, hey, what do I know? You've listened to the news. Surely, one way or another the world is in tatters. Why bother playing?
Rubbish! Rubbish I say! Get in the game. "THEY" are always looking on the bad side as a given and the good side as suspicious and to be avoided.
Recently I was reading in "The Rotarian" a report that in the 1990s two thirds of Americans were convinced that crime was wildly escalating. When in fact between 1990 and 1998 murders were down by 20%! The reports however, on national news, were up 600% on murder; even excluding the O.J. Simpson trial.
When you are looking for real estate news ask a real estate professional. A great Realtor will always give you the insight you need to make happy decisions (or to lessen the pain on harder moves).
There really is SO much good news! Believe it!
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