JBOR MARKET STATS FAST FACTS

As professionals, it is important to constantly be a student of the market in which we claim to have expertise.

*In a year to year comparison of residential sales, (SF 1,2,3 and NC 1,2,3) in Onslow County between January - October 2008 and January - October 2009, here are a few facts about the sales that took place:

Quantity Sold in Current Period 2,257
Quantity Sold One Year Ago 2,120
Increase 137 or +6%

Volume Sold in Current Period $ 400,482,067
Volume Sold One Year Ago $ 380,342,477
Increase $ 20,140,590 or +5%

Avg Sold Price Current Period $ 177,400
Avg Sold Price One Year Ago $ 179,407
Decrease $ (1,967) or - 1%

Qty Active in Current Period 5.093
Qty Active One Year Ago 4,788
Increase 305 or +6%

In a time when many real estate markets are doing poorly, we need to be thankful and aware of how fortunate we are to be in this community...able to serve people with their home ownership dreams...

...and while we celebrate this Thanksgiving Holiday and give thanks for the many blessings we have in our lives, please remember and give a special thanks to those separated from their families...standing in harm's way.


Happy Thanksgiving !


*Info from JBOR MLS

A Lesson In Perception

I heard a story about a husband that left for work one morning.

As he walked out the door, he noticed the kid's toys that were strewn about the family room floor.

When he returned home from work that evening, he walked in the door and there, still strewn about the family room floor lay the kid's toys.

Of course, now the husband thinks that the wife has done nothing all day but lie around and watch TV....when in fact, she has picked those toys up ten times during the day.



Lesson to agents:

We can be busy behind the scenes....working very hard, but if we don't communicate with our clients about all that is going on...keeping them informed...they don't have that perception.