GetMyHomesValue.com Discusses ‘Fears’ of Real Estate Industry in Latest Podcast
June 6, 2007
RISMEDIA, June 6, 2007-GetMyHomesValue.com, a Lancaster, PA-based provider of real estate? leads and services for real estate professionals, unveils the fears of the real estate market in this week’s podcast with co-founders Rory Wilfong, Steve Young and Dave Conklin.
“It’s really a non-issue,” says co-founder Rory Wilfong. “I’m really tired of news stories that serve no other purpose but to create fear and doubt. The real estate market is normal now. It’s not a ‘down’ market. Agents just have to put out effort to succeed.”
Co-founder Dave Conklin says it’s the less experienced agents who are most easily influenced and wind up giving up.
“There are a lot of stories in both trade and consumer publications that seem geared toward sparking debate and nothing else.” Conklin says. “They will create fear and doubt if you let them. If you’re a new agent or going through a rough patch, you should gain some great insight and perspective from this podcast that will keep you positive and motivated.”
The 30-minute podcast is available through GetMyHomesValue.com’s corporate Web site http://www.getmyhomesvalue.com/
‘Don’t Watch, Read, or Listen to the News If You Can’t Handle the News’
June 4, 2007
It strikes me that real estate agents, being in the information business, should not shut themselves off from the flow of information. They should try to vacuum up every scrap of potentially useful information about selling houses, from news to statistics to rumor.
But I guess I don’t really understand real estate, because some actual experts are advising certain real estate agents to do the opposite. Switch off the tube; turn down the radio; fold the newspaper; and don’t go anywhere near those awful blogs. The reason? The news media are carrying discouraging stories about the housing slump, and impressionable agents who pay attention to them will lose their sales gumption.
Here’s an excerpt from the promo for a new podcast by the co-founders of GetMyHomesValue.com, Rory Wilfong, Steve Young, and Dave Conklin:
‘There are a lot of stories in both trade and consumer publications that seem geared toward sparking debate and nothing else. They will create fear and doubt if you let them. As Rory says, “Don’t watch, read or listen to the news if you can’t handle the news.”’
(I guess the same goes if you’re a Yankees fan this season.)
-by Peter Coy