Chickenhawk Scratchings

When you have a referral to make, and you choose to refer to a fellow Active Rain agent, what can you usually expect?  Most Active Rain agents are tech savvy agents, or more tech savvy than the average agent.  Afterall, these are the agents who blog, and blogging is still not an everyday activity among the majority of agents.

Tech savvy means that an Active Rain agent probably has more systems or tools in place to help their clients.  When systems and tools are in place, clients generally get better service, because things aren't forgotten as easily.

Active Rain agents also tend to be agents who are more creative than others, and with the markets in some cities, creativity can be the difference between selling or not, or finding the right property for the purchaser.

Active Rain agents are the best agents to receive referrals, in my opinion, for many reasons.  The last, and best reason, is that AR agents seem to have more fun!

A strange phenomenon that occurs during presidential election years is people who wait until after the election to purchase or sell a home.  The logic behind the wait is to "see what happens".  Though it is understandable that there may be a shift in the market one way or another due to a presidential candidate, it might not be a good reason for waiting.

Consider this:  Even if we find out that a particular person will become President in January, we know that there will not be any policy changes by their administration until that time. We also know that most political change takes time.  Many changes that Presidents make aren't felt until the next administration.  Therefore, if a buyer or seller is worried about what will happen in the next few months while they are purchasing or selling a home, there is probably little to worry about.

We will see many changes with whatever administration takes over in Washington in a few months, but a buyer or seller of today shouldn't lose too much sleep over it.

There is a lot of concern right now over the real estate and mortgage market, and some of our clients are scared.  We need to help them understand the changes and the shifts as best we can, but we don't need to give them false hopes.  It is imperative that we keep informed so that we can answer their questions. Be careful, though.  Don't promise that things will improve next year if you don't know that for sure.

On a better note, don't sound off the doom and gloom if you don't know that it will be gloomy, either. Let's put the face of truth on this situation amidst the many rumors and doubts.