It has been a busy three months. I am finally getting back to posting. Here are some sobering figures to help us understand how much the Flathead Valley real estate market has changed. I must thank Kelley Appraisal for compiling this data. The following figures are the volume / units of Residential sales in Flathead County.
Jan – Jul ‘05 945
Jan – Jul ‘06 1053
Jan – Jul ‘07 814
Jan – Jul ‘08 593
Jan – Jul ‘09 426
Percentage of change is -56.7%!
Now for Land Residential Sales in volume / units.
Jan – Jul ‘05 686
Jan – Jul’06 522
Jan – Jul’07 333
Jan – Jul’08 201
Jan – Jul’09 70
Percentage of change is -77.4%!
Even in a bad market a good agent can sell property. The two main keys I have found this year are 1) Win the beauty contest and 2) Win the price war! These two issues will bring the showings which in turn bring the offers. The hard part is knowing what price wins the war when the market is still moving.
Work aggressively to find the winning price and then good, hard, persevering work on the part of the agent can bring about a sale. And believe me the old attributes of a good agent – persistence & hard work combined with knowledge and expertise – are now back in full swing. The old days of easy offers and sales, even on overpriced listings, are gone.
Re/Max Mountain View
Cell 406-212-3600
Posted on September 17th, 2009 by Matthew
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