This insightful post by Steve Harney, a veteran of the real estate industry, says it all. As a dedicated team of REALTORS®, please know we are always here for those who need us. We're all navigating new terrain together and making it work as best we can.

“This message is for people not in the real estate industry. Based on what you see on TV, you may believe Realtors are concerned because they can’t sell million dollar homes and make those humongous commissions.

In reality, they’re much more concerned about families like these:

🔵 A mother of two boys who just lost her husband in a horrible car accident last night. They didn’t have life insurance. She realizes she can no longer afford the home her and her children live in. That mom desperately needs to sell the house and get a smaller one in the same school district because she doesn’t want the kids to be further dramatized by losing their friends right after just losing their dad.

🔵 The 80-year-old couple who just moved into a small condo to cut expenses and put their 4-bedroom colonial up for sale. They lost most of their life savings this month in the stock market crash. They must now sell their previous house immediately because they need the proceeds of that sale to sustain them financially.

🔵 A couple with an infant daughter who has special long-term medical needs. They must move closer to the hospital that specializes in the type of procedure required to heal their little one. They need to move now.

TV concentrates on the glitz and glamour of the profession. In reality, Realtors serve many families through some extraordinarily difficult times. Death, divorce, sickness, job loss. The list goes on and on.

Realtors don’t talk much about these families and their situations.
They are a sensitive group and protect their client’s privacy.

Situations like those mentioned above are taking place right now all over the country. Realtors are concerned they may not be able to help.”

Current State of The Market

As news is released every day from the national, state, and local levels, it's understandably hard to keep up with what rules and regulations we should follow. To help layout all the information and inform you, our team leader, Dan Petersen, hosted a State of the Market webinar for buyers and sellers.

For the full webinar, please click here.