“Be Fearful when others are Greedy. Be Greedy when others are Fearful”The above quote from Warren Buffet encapsulates how a financially-savvy person should approach the Austin housing market. But, that’s not what’s happening. Truth of the matter is, people are not buying homes during this time of historically low interest rates (I just refinanced at 4.25%!) in conjunction with some of the lowest Austin housing prices we’ve seen in years.So, why aren’t people buying homes in Austin, TX?
I believe the story of “I, Pencil” is a perfect metaphor for what we are facing in the real estate agent and brokerage industry today. The story begins with the sentence “I am a lead pencil—the ordinary wooden pencil familiar to all boys and girls and adults who can read and write.” … “I am seemingly so simple. Simple? Yet, not a single person on the face of this earth knows how to make me.”
We at The GoodLife Team consider ourselves ‘modern’. We strive to be unlike all other traditional real estate brokerages. And underneath all of our innovation is a vision, passion and commitment to produce whatever part of the change that we can to raise the bar of this industry.
UPDATE 07/15: WE WON!!! See the announcement from Inman here. Last week I was notified that The GoodLife Team was nominated and then selected as a finalist in the 2010 Innovator Awards by Inman News. I am proud to say we are one of ten brokerages to make the final cut. I am honored to [...]
In January I will be flying to New York to speak about The Real Estate Brokerage of the Future at the Inman News’ bi-annual Technology Conference. Being recognized as one of the few in the industry who is building a model to take care of the expectations of the new tech-savvy real estate customer, I will be sharing with a national audience what we are innovating here at The GoodLife Team.
Krisstina Wise talks about the shift in the real estate market and how it will impact the future of real estate in her first of four claims about the industry and the real estate brokerage of the future.
Impeccably maintained Condo @ The Boulevard. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath unit has beautiful wood floors, upgraded tile in kitchen & new stainless refrigerator.
Home has a magnificent screened porch & large backyard. Tile floors through out living and dining areas, and beautiful hardwoods upstairs. This home boasts 4 large bedrooms, with the 4th bedroom upstairs perfect for a game/media room.
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I believe the story of “I, Pencil” is a perfect metaphor for what we are facing in the real estate agent and brokerage industry today. The story begins with the sentence “I am a lead pencil—the ordinary wooden pencil familiar to all boys and girls and adults who can read and write.” … “I am seemingly so simple. Simple? Yet, not a single person on the face of this earth knows how to make me.”
We at The GoodLife Team consider ourselves ‘modern’. We strive to be unlike all other traditional real estate brokerages. And underneath all of our innovation is a vision, passion and commitment to produce whatever part of the change that we can to raise the bar of this industry.
UPDATE 07/15: WE WON!!! See the announcement from Inman here. Last week I was notified that The GoodLife Team was nominated and then selected as a finalist in the 2010 Innovator Awards by Inman News. I am proud to say we are one of ten brokerages to make the final cut. I am honored to [...]