Fall is in full swing and our market is continuing to improve! The latest statistics show that the local market is well on its way to a full recovery. 

Home Sales Show Improvement

According to our data, home sales last month totaled 396 which is up from 380 in August. More importantly, it’s also up from 374 back in September 2008. This is the first time in over three years that this has occurred.

Please keep working hard with your clients to take advantage of the first-time home buyers tax credit before the November 30th deadline.

This great incentive has helped our market tremendously and it’s critical that Congress expands and extends it. If you haven’t already done so, please click on the button below to participate in NAR’s Call for Action and make sure your voice is heard.

REALTOR® Best Practices

As business continues to improve, let me also remind everyone that there are expectations as REALTORS® that we all must uphold.

Recently, I had some complaints from REALTOR® members stating that other agents had:

• Shown their listings to clients without making an appointment
• Failed to provide adequate feedback
• Did not bother to close or lock doors
• Set-off alarms 

Please make sure to be conscious of these items while showing property to your clients.

Several years ago, a WRAR task force identified behaviors that they thought were unacceptable. Based upon these behaviors, the task force identified what they believed were “best practices.”

The task force submitted the booklet to the Board of Directors. The Board approved and published it to the members. I would appreciate every member keeping in mind some of the guidance provided in the Best Practices manual. To see the entire Manual, Click Here.