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Inaguration

It is with tremendous pride in being an American that I watched Barack Obama take the oath of office of the President of The United States. It says a lot about our character as a nation that this took place. Regardless of my personal politics, that we as a nation can come together, grow, change to ultimately fulfill our founding promise (that all mankind is created equal)  is our greatest achievement (surpassing ‘The Love Boat’). What was unimaginable forty years ago was imagined 240 years ago (give or take a decade or two).

And finally realized today.

Patience

The new word is Patience. Every transaction is taking soooo much longer than ever before. At the height of the market the transaction went from showing to offer to accepted offer to engineering to contracts to appraisal in a week’s time. Now it takes two to three weeks just to schedule the inspection. It is taking months before contracts are fully executed. And everyone is at their last nerve, me included. But instead of avoiding the phone calls or the emails, I embrace them as a way moving forward. Every conversation is another step forward. Every request for a utility bill, a septic cleanout, another visit to the property is a positive thing, a show of faith that this deal will move forward. Patience, breath in, breath out ----

Oh My

In the immortal words of George Takei, as Sulu in the Strar Trek series, “Oh My”. Oh my, what a year.  As many of my colleagues retreat into the Holiday Season, one can only speculate on what’s to come.

           Telling ourselves that we should be optimistic, that the bottom of the market has come and gone, the low interest rate will bring buyers back into the market, one can only wonder at what Reality has in store for us.

            The agent who can put a deal together, keep it together and bring it to close has to commend himself for his forbearance and not secretly complain about having to buy his client a closing gift. They will have deserved it.

            My advice: don’t watch the news, don’t read the papers, don’t talk to your friends and relatives. Trust your agent. If they can get the deal done, they will find a way.

            Thank the powers that be for a little snow. It gives us all a chance to lick our wounds and prepare for what’s to come.

            A Happy and Healthy  Holiday Season.