Okay, so nothing about this real estate market is easy, yet we are busy, working and handling it! Don’t hesitate to call us for help or send us your friends. We can make things happen.
We recently wrote about “how we are doing in real estate,” the question that we hear often from our friends and clients. And, I can still report that, while we could certainly be busier, we are selling homes, we are adjusting to the new realities and we are counseling our clients daily on how they can prepare and adjust in order to reach their goals for moving.
None of this year has been easy! That came home to us clearly this week while working on wrapping up records for the year and preparing for year-end planning and communications with clients. Sarah was packing up all the year’s transaction files when she made the observation, “You know, Becky, none of these were easy.” Well, that is true, and it also doesn’t matter.
Sarah at work on files at the office
Recognizing that our real estate market is new territory with unexpected challenges is something we can notice and learn from, but from my perspective of 25 years of selling real estate, our challenges today are new to us today, but not original or out of the ordinary in prior markets. So, this tells me that we are managing through this because we know what to do, and when the hiccups of the process cause us problems – we solve them.
Like what, you wonder, is causing us problems? First and predominately, surprises in the lending arena. And that should really be no surprise at all – the lending world has been turned on end this year. In some ways it is settling back into the guidelines and practices of a decade ago, and in some ways it is all new territory. So, when the surprises come, new conditions or new rules, for example, The Jackson Group as a team, together with our transaction partners, goes to work to find the solution and to take care of our clients.
The second main area of challenge is the disconnect between buyers and sellers regarding the market. We handle this one, as best we can, with well documented information to help both sides see “reality” for what it is and in context for what they want it to be. Sometimes this works, and sometimes not, but we do our best to bring people together. It is up to them to transact.
If you need help with a move, a transaction or a decision, give us a call. We’re getting more and more resourceful all the time. Here’s our number: 503-416-4177.
Becky