Be Better
I just returned from the Missouri Realtors® January business meeting and Capitol conference. The new president of the association selected “Be Better” as his theme for the year. That is a great thought to start 2014. No drama, no major upheaval, no significant change just look within yourself and pledge to be better. The dramas, upheaval and change will usually happen because of and in spite of our best efforts. If we focus on just being better we can position ourselves to make the most of whatever comes our way.

Communicating with clients after the sale is one of my personal “Be Betters”. I don’t want to fill your inbox with junk, so the first question I need to know is what information would be useful? Since the primary question I am asked is “How’s the market?” I will pass along some of information I use to track the market locally.

The closing numbers for residential sales in Greene County for 2013 were 3888 units. How does compare to the prior years?
Year Residential units sold in Greene County
2000 3792
2001 4109
2002 4377
2003 5079
2004 4914
2005 5408
2006 5045
2007 4338
2008 3548
2009 3483
2010 3349
2011 3101
2012 3478
2013 3888

Compared to 2011 it was a great year, compared to 2005 it was a terrible year. It does feel good that we finally made it back to the sales level of 2000. That makes me think that maybe the new normal has been established.

At any time if you have specific questions, email or call either J. R. or me.

We love helping people buy and sell their homes and we appreciate your referrals.

Looking forward,
Vicki