It matters to me that you are happy. I am in this for the long haul and I think that makes me do things that most realtors would not do.
For example, yesterday I was out with clients looking at houses. We were at a house where they started talking about all of the things that they would need to do in order to like the house. They would want to remodel the kitchen and all of the bathrooms. They would want to move walls. They would want to cut down trees. Finally, I looked at them and asked “Why are you even considering this house if you want to change most everything about it?”
For me, getting the sale does not matter. It matters that I help you get what you want. Frankly, in many instances it is helping you figure out what you want.
I am not going to push you to buy now. I am going to be there to answer questions for you and point out things you might not notice. After you buy, I am going to check in periodically to see if there is anything I can do to help. Six months, six years, or twenty-six years later I am still going to be checking in when you are ready to move to the next house. How is that for long term thinking?
Market Report:
I have been saying that we are at the top of the market for a while. I have also been saying I don’t know how long we will be there. No one does. Here are three pieces of information that make me think we are seeing a true shift in the market:
- September saw the most open houses being held for 2019 so far. In 2019 there have only been four weekends with more than 1,000 open houses being held. Two of those were in September.
- We have stayed above 4,000 active units of inventory on the MLS for almost two months now.
- Every month since June, 2019 has seen more price reductions than the previous month.
All three of these data points are saying that there is a shift in buyer’s patterns.
To give a more full picture, we are still near record breaking levels of sales for 2019. The levels of pending transactions (houses under contract) has stayed steady as well. This combined with the previous information tells me that more and more people are putting their houses on the market (more sellers). Even with ridiculously low mortgage rates, buyers are not keeping up with sellers.
That means that if you are a buyer you are feeling good. You have cheap money and lots to choose from. If you are a seller, you need to be aware of what is going on around you and hit the ground running.
I love doing what I do. I love looking at the market, and I love building relationships with the people that I get to help. Let me know how I can help you. Call me today. You can reach me at 515.639.0047 or RyanLynch@KW.com. I am good at what I do, and I want to help you.
~Ryan Lynch
