I’ve been known to go against the grain of media when necessary. It’s unfortunate that the media finds itself focusing on negativity within the market and national economy as a whole. I’m not suggesting that everything needs to be positive and happy go lucky, however, it seems to me that negativity breeds higher ratings. I support providing the best and honest information to both the realtor population and the public as a whole. This post focuses more on realtors than the general public.
I’ve continued to see posts of “the future downfall of real estate”. I’ve stated this in previous posts, but what are the three most important elements of how we survive? Food, Water, and Shelter. There will always be a need for housing, and people will have plenty of reasons to move. Now, for the foreseeable future, short sales and foreclosures will certainly obtain a large portion of sales.
Now let me get to my point……if we truly want to succeed in this market, we will! I think it’s fair to assume that most would agree that there will be plenty of good people in difficult financial situations. If we honestly want to help others, we have a huge pool of clients to service. There is opportunity in any situation, it is up to us as an industry to hold ourselves to a higher standard and become true experts in helping others! The opportunity here is not only to help those in distress, it is showing who we are as people. If we are in this business for the right reason, just think of the vast business we will reap when the market stabilizes. People may forget what you did for them, but they will never forget how you made them feel!
While we are in a tough economic position, lets take the higher road and be the business owners we say we are. The public, included Realtors, will be the only ones that will get us out of this recession. We can’t rely on the government to bail us out, it is up to us! So I challenge everyone to focus on taking a proactive stance and work towards a common good, not solely to advance your personal situation! Paying it forward has many benefits!
