{"id":3332,"date":"2008-07-08T09:17:56","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T16:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3332"},"modified":"2008-07-08T09:17:56","modified_gmt":"2008-07-08T16:17:56","slug":"organic-gardens-solar-and-public-transportation-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3332\/organic-gardens-solar-and-public-transportation-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Gardens, Solar and Public Transportation- Oh My!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Professionals in the Real Estate Industry we try and do everything to stay on top of our game.\u00a0 We attend classes to further our education and knowledge, we try out the latest and greatest Social Networking Platform to find out about new Techie stuff, but what about what the clients are looking for?<\/p>\n

It is a job in itself to stay on top of what the Local Inventory is to know what may be suitable match for our clients.\u00a0 Although Real Estate is local, it’s pretty safe to say that for several years, MOST large Metropolitan areas have been experiencing the Sprawl of the Suburbs, the desire for Material items, and the need to be bigger and have more.\u00a0 However, just of the past 3 months I have experienced this Dynamic shift in the approach that people are taking in the features they want in homes.<\/p>\n

In the title I mention Organic Gardens, Solar and Public Transportation.\u00a0 These are the Top 3 items on my clients and potential clients wish list over the past 45 days.\u00a0 Not a single buyer has mentioned the desire for Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances or even a McMansion.\u00a0 It’s minimal footprint on both the land, environment and lifestyle.<\/p>\n

What is it that Real Estate Professionals can do to keep up with this enormous shift in thinking from the Homebuying population?\u00a0 If Solar Panels and Rain Water Capture Systems are getting to be the new Sexy, who can keep up?<\/p>\n

Many of the people that are looking for Organic Gardens are tired of hearing about all of the Crud that is stuffed in our food.\u00a0 Food Dye and Preservatives have been linked to Behavioral Disorders in children<\/a> as well as Cancer, Depression<\/a> and even Skin disorders in Adults.\u00a0\u00a0 Those that are looking for Solar and proximity to Public Transportation are looking to reduce Gas and Electric bills, or maybe even to give a subtle Finger to the Gas and Electric Companies.<\/p>\n

Who would have thought that the Health Care and Energy Crises could have such an impact on the decisions that people make when they purchase a home and where Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Professionals in the Real Estate Industry we try and do everything to stay on top of our game.\u00a0 We attend classes to further our education and knowledge, we try out the latest and greatest Social Networking Platform to find out about new Techie stuff, but what about what the clients are looking for? It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3332","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-real-estate","8":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":130,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/130\/carnival-of-real-estate-if-you-love-your-clients-set-them-free\/","url_meta":{"origin":3332,"position":0},"title":"Carnival of Real Estate: If you love your clients, set them free…","author":"Greg Swann","date":"July 24, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Searchlight Crusade is hosting this week's Carnival of Real Estate. BloodhoundBlog is featured, insisting that there is always room at the top, and we are lucky to be among such an august company. Everything is worth reading, but two posts stand out for me: Spotlight Realty's practical example of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog Carnivals"","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9462,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9462\/prometheus-without-forethought-using-the-bloodhound-meme-to-bring-clients-around-to-a-conversation-about-quality-in-real-estate\/","url_meta":{"origin":3332,"position":1},"title":"Prometheus without forethought: Using the Bloodhound meme to bring clients around to a conversation about quality in real estate","author":"Greg Swann","date":"August 5, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"My mind is alive with themes for BloodhoundBlog posts that I'm not writing -- the Principle of the Yes Man and the Elephant on the Balcony and Prometheus the Mind-Giver. I'd write more, except my having written so much over the past three years is paying off in spades --\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Egoism in Action"","block_context":{"text":"Egoism in Action","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/egoism-in-action\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14208,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/14208\/the-lones-group-in-bellingham-washington-commits-hari-kari-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3332,"position":2},"title":"The Lones Group in Bellingham Washington Commits Hari Kari","author":"Tom Johnson","date":"February 27, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Warning : This post is purely REALTOR inside baseball Around here, we live, eat and breathe marketing. Online reputation management and online publicity is what we do to get our clients houses sold and\u00a0 to find buyers who trust us enough to allow us\u00a0 to assist them in their home\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Dirty Laundry"","block_context":{"text":"Dirty Laundry","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/dirty-laundry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":253,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/253\/when-realtors-become-as-stupidly-hyperbolic-as-the-bubbleboys-thats-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":3332,"position":3},"title":"When Realtors become as stupidly hyperbolic as the bubbleboys, that’s news…","author":"Greg Swann","date":"August 26, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Apparently, about 200 Phoenix-area Realtors got together Thursday night for some group therapy:About 200 agents gathered at the Southeast Valley Association of Realtors in Mesa to hear tips from top achievers on how to sell homes and handle clients in this transitional market.We don't belong to SEVRAR, so we weren't\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Marketing"","block_context":{"text":"Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/marketing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16059,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/16059\/san-diego-real-estate-a-cacophony-of-data\/","url_meta":{"origin":3332,"position":4},"title":"San Diego Real Estate – A Cacophony of Data","author":"Don Reedy, San Diego, CA","date":"July 18, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I love the scene from the \"Princess Bride\" where they undergo a battle of wits. Very funny scene, and way too reminiscent of popular conversations regarding the housing market in general and the San Diego housing market specifically. So, How's the Housing Market Doing in San Diego? There's no shortage\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Flourishing"","block_context":{"text":"Flourishing","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/flourishing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1174,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1174\/can-yet-another-easy-blogging-local-content-solution-beat-community-building-local-real-estate-weblogs\/","url_meta":{"origin":3332,"position":5},"title":"Can yet another easy-blogging local-content solution beat community-building local real estate weblogs?","author":"Greg Swann","date":"March 19, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Jim Kimmons at RealEstateBusinessSuccess.com Blog has come up with yet another simple solution to the issue of using local real estate weblogging content as bait for leads. That makes four of these, by now, I think. Okayfine. Jim may have the better mousetrap for two reasons: He's linking directly to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blogging"","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}