A Chapter Gone By

I visited my childhood home in Peabody for the last time the other day. We are selling it next Friday. It brought a tear to my eye. Before leaving I looked in at each room and remembered. The living room was the oddest memory. I remember my older cousin Dickie (he was in his twenties I was about 7) playing with me and my revolutionary toy soldier set that I just received for Christmas. He died this past year. Each room had its memories but mostly I remembered my mom and dad who are no longer with me. I never thought I would miss them so much. A chapter of my life has been written and is now gone. Thankful for memories.

My Office Is #1

I am a Realtor with RE/MAX Prestige. "RE/MAX Prestige" is the #1 RE/MAX Office in Massachusetts with 200+ top sales associates; We are one of the top 300 most powerful offices in the entire country per the RIS MEDIA Power Broker Annual Report...Up 120 spots from 2009. So...Who is likely to be the next person you know to buy or sell a home? Please call me ASAP or have them call me! Thanks!

This Week Looks Good

Did not sleep enough last night since Celtics/Lakers game kept me up later than normal. But it was worth it since the Celtics won in a very well played exciting game.

This week looks promising. Today I am going to an all day training session in Framingham with Tom Ferry as the main speaker. This evening I'll be getting a nice cape listing in Tewksbury. Tomorrow has 2 closings, if all goes well. Wednesday is golf day and the weather forecast is mostly sunny in the 70s. This weekend Sarah is coming home from LA for a wedding. Nice

Tewksbury Capes

After doing a market analysis for a cape style home on Boisvert Road in Tewksbury, I found that capes were selling in a very short time. After a little more digging, I found the following - during the past 12 months, cape style homes sold in 66 days on average while all other homes sold in 120 days on average - almost twice as long. But the explanation is simple - capes are much more affordable and therefore open to a larger market. The average sale price of cape style home was $292,000 vs $345,000 for non capes. Very interesting!

Realtors Income

A recent survey by the National Association of Realtors found that in 2009 the median gross income for Realtors was $35,700 a 25% decline from 2006. For brokers ( company owners), the decline was 33%