Dear readers,
OK. I admit it. The real estate market in Bryan and College Station, Texas is still good. The numbers are in through November, and although there was a slight dip in October, our MLS averages are still ahead of 2006.
Why? One reason is Texas A&M University. We are a university town. Bless the kids and the parents who send them, and their money, to our fair valley. There is a reason College Station keeps ending up on national lists of best places to live.
How do we keep our market good? First, I'm making sure that everyone in my SOI knows the market is still good. Face it, everyone listens to the national media, and can't help but think the Sky is falling. I'm making sure my clients know it isn't.
Every piece of mail I've sent this month, and every piece of mail I'm sending in the new year, has a market report included. I've spelled our market out with graphs and text, as clearly as possible. I'm making sure that the local story supersedes the national media.
I know how bad it is in some parts of the country. I met yesterday with Mo Anderson, grand matriarch of Keller Williams, and about 180 KW agents that comprise the leadership councils for our region. She brought tales of woe from Florida, California and Las Vegas. But with every tale of woe, there was a plan...and hope for light at the end of the tunnel.
Here's hoping that your market is OK, or at least ready to improve. Stick with it.
Blue skies,
Sam White
www.SamWhiteRealty.com
