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From the StarPower Conference: Reasons for optimism in the current real estate climate

From Howard Brinton’s closing remarks tonight at the StarPower Conference, here are Gregg Neuman‘s Top Ten Reasons for Optimism:

  • 10. 3,600 fewer agents in my market
  •   9. Downward pressure on commissions is gone
  •   8. Developers/builders welcoming us again
  •   7. Discount brokerages vanishing
  •   6. FSBOs are extinct or nearly so
  •   5. Foreclosure/short sale market thriving
  •   4. Great market for buyer’s agents (you can negotiate)
  •   3. Declining prices opens market to more first-time buyers
  •   2. Sellers willing to listen to reality
  •   1. Sellers need us now and THEY know it

Realtor optimism, yes. For sellers, not so much. But it is a real improvement over crying in your beer that times are tough.

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