Elevator Pitches for Realtors “A Recession is when your neighbor loses their job. A Depression is when you lose yours.” –Anonymous Yeah, Yeah, when acquaintances ask, “How’s the market?,” they usually mean the overall market — not, how I’m doing personally. Still, it’s hard not to let your personal circumstances color your take on things...Read More
“So, How’s the Market?” People don’t say “How are you?” to Realtors; they say, “How’s the market?” So, it was fun — kind of — to watch TV’s best-known Realtor, Phil Dunphy of sitcom “Modern Family,” field that question in his doctor’s office on a recent episode: Doctor [making small talk while examining Phil]: ‘So,...Read More
Answers Depend on Who, Where You Ask I got two, very different answers to that question in New York City yesterday, barely 2 hours apart. “Terrible,” said the owner of a Forest Hills title company, who noted few transactions, and a stalemate between owners who are in disbelief about current prices — and buyers who...Read More
