I recently recieved an email from a local realtor here in the Twin Cities. It was another one of those article that a so called ‘expert’ provided all the reasons that the economy is going to stay in the tank for the foreseeable future. Don’t get me wrong, I understand there are still many obstacle that will have to be leaped over in order to get back to normal, what ever that may be. However, I am one to believe niether the nay sayer’s or the dilusionally positive ‘experts’.
Here are just a few things to consider in the grand scheme of things:
1. Unemployment has a direct impact on the housing market and it’s recovery
2. People will always need shelter as it’s one of 3 necessities that has to be met
3. All real estate markets are local, so to read a national headline and believe it verbatum is a mistake
4. We control our success – “Whether you believe you can or can’t, you are right.” Henry Ford
5. The only thing that will get us out of the recession we are currently in is us, that is the truth.
While it is critical for us to understand the local markets through the press, it is also critical for us to use common sense and establish an educated conclusion based on what is written and who writes it.
So the next time you are bombarded with bad press, emails, etc., be sure to analyze the purpose of what is written or said. We control the direction we want to go, so make a decision and set a plan to get there.
