This may appear flippant given all the rough economic news we've been force fed recently, but it's a fact! 93.5% of Ann Arbor area residents are employed! Holy Smokes! Given the amount of doom and gloom we've seen economically, I expected there to only be five of us still working!
Oddly enough, 93.5% is the number of folks in the United States that are still gainfully employed!
Why is it important that 93.5% of nation, and the city of Ann Arbor, are employed?
It's important because we've been focused on negative news for a LOOONG time. 93.5% employment rates mean that there are a lot of folks working, earning a paycheck, living day to day and helping move a sluggish economy along. Recognizing that 100% employment is a pipe dream, at what point, at what level of unemployment should we as a nation actually be scared?
It is important for all of us to keep our eyes and thoughts on the positive in every day life. Lemons into lemonade. There IS a silver lining to all of these times. What exactly the good news is, remains to be seen for many. For us, Team366, we've seen this time as an excellent opportunity to assist folks in their housing decisions. It may be a rough housing market, but homes are still being bought and sold. And we've been talking with our clients on how to navigate the rapidly changing real estate market.
Buyers: Search all Ann Arbor Area homes for sale. List updated every 15 minutes
Sellers: Learn about Team366's proprietary Listing Syndication System (LSS), the area's BEST marketing system.
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Please RSVP to Philip Grimm 734.213.0300 and tell them you saw it here on the Team366 blog. RSVP by November 6th, 2008.
The Ann Arbor area real estate market has been dealing with a buyer's market for nearly 4 years now. While it is comforting, I suppose, that we are not alone in dealing with this market, it can be amusing to hear other parts of the country are just NOW adjusting to the changing marketplace. Take this AP article recently published in the Detroit Free Press. Pretty innocuous article on it's face, but it's that last line that sent me into laughing fits!
"You have to be nicer than you used to be," he said. "Your goal is keep people in the deal."
This begs the question, "To whom do you need to be nicer?" Your client? The other agents? The dog? Look, I understand the article is to highlight what new, creative things agents are doing to assist their clients in selling homes. Be nicer? How is this new and creative? How is this even relevant to selling homes? Shouldn't we be operating by the golden rule anyway: Treat others as you want to be treated?
Perhaps creativity is what the agent meant. You have to be more creative now, than ever before. I could buy that for a dollar! Not too long ago, it was fairly straight forward that when an agent entered the property in the MLS, it sold. Without too much effort, in fact. Buyers were springing up out of the ground and sellers couldn't count their proceeds fast enough! These days, things are a bit different. I know Team366 has striven to be very creative in how we market and sell homes in the Ann Arbor area real estate market. Heck, we use narrated walk through videos, hi-res photographs, 1,000+ Google indexed backlinks, reverse offers....That's pretty creative! Even for this marketplace. I'm glad to hear that other agents around the country are catching on to being more creative in their marketing efforts. Now, if we can just coach them on things NOT to say to a journalist.....
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It's that time of year again! For those unfamiliar with FestiFools, here's the description from their site:
FestiFools is a non-profit production of the START Project, a University of Michigan Lloyd Hall Scholars Program initiative. FestiFools brings students and community volunteers together to create unique public art that is free and accessible to everyone. Specifically, we make huge-mongous papier-mâché puppets and march them around downtown Ann Arbor the first Sunday in April.For more information, click on the logo above or check out the video below.
Well, in a startling twist, the City of Ann Arbor is considering a proposal to allow city residents keep chickens!
Chickens!
Specifically hens, because no one likes to be woken at the crack of dawn by a crowing rooster.
The Team366 Real Estate Rooster is simply not amused!Thank goodness the proposal doesn’t also include a car in every garage. That would be almost to spiffy!
"A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage" - President Herbert Hoover, 1928
We’re not on our way to creating Hoovervilles again, are we?
Next story-line: When Chickens Go Bad!
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Real Estate @ the Speed of Life. Utilizing the latest real estate technology, Team366 assists clients in achieving their goals "@ the Speed of Life."
Really, that's all that needs to be said. Real estate can be a complex arena and it does not need to be. Our job is to simplify the transaction and the process. In addition to simplifying the process, we deliver the service with speed attention to detail. Your real estate concerns and goals are ours. Utilizing the latest real estate technology, Team366 allows clients the ability to create and save their own property searches with a minimum of intrusion from pesky agents.
Ann Arbor Michigan Homes for sale is a great site to begin your search! Give it a try.
We also keep a blog to assist our clients and educate those in the community. There are articles covering the real estate market, industry and topics of importance to folks interested in Ann Arbor real estate. Part of our service includes a monthly housing market statistics report and a quarterly housing inventory report that I subscribe to through Big House Data, LLC. Drop us a note if you would like to be added to my monthly and quarterly emailings at todd-at-team366-dot-com.
Check out our Team's self-narrated, video walk-throughs for our selling clients.
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In addition to residential real estate, I am currently pursuing a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. For my clients, I represent a full service real estate agent. Not only is my aim to simplify the process of residential or commercial real estate, but I can assist you in cash flow analysis, site analysis and selection for your real estate investment needs.
For Sellers, I utilize a Professional Marketing System based on National Retailer's Critical Path Marketing Systems. You ever notice how beer commercials tend to pop up while watching a sporting event? That focus on their demographic is what causes their product to sell. That same focus is applied to the marketing of your home and causes it to be sold in the quickest time for the highest dollar possible. Contact me for more information about our Listing Syndication System (LSS) and how I quantify what the market thinks of your property.
For Buyers, a comprehensive needs analysis is first undertaken to see exactly what it is that you are looking to achieve in the home buying process. Once the analysis is completed, you are delivered new listings as they hit the market! No more need to call listing agents, only to find out the property sold three months ago! You can view the listings that meet your criteria at nine at night or two in the morning, whatever is convenient to you!
But wait, there's more!
Team366 now offers our direct clients the ability to create and save their own searches for property! For the buyer that is just not ready to commit to seeing homes in person, this means you can create a search how you want it set up and when you want it set up! You will still be notified of new listings, but you now control the searches.
And yes, I do wear my tuxedo to my closings!
Real Estate Simplified with Black-Tie Service is a statement that is Todd Waller. Todd's delivery of service truly is "Black Tie" worthy. I have and will continue to recommend Todd, an agent who is setting the standard for what quality service is all about. - L. Harris
Your ability to immediately and accurately respond to each issue (in our sale) was essential in bringing the ultimate purchase to fruition. - G & R Ferguson
I loved working with you, I had a blast, you read my personality well, and strived to do better even in the midst of an amazing job. I will recommend you to everyone I know because it was such a pleasure working with you! - D. Webber
Yes, your blog was most helpful, especially the statistics. I still go back now and then just because I find it so interesting. If we had been less informed, we'd probably still be looking. We made a low bid on our dream house (a high bid for us) -- and it was accepted! Without your blog we never would have thought it possible. - David A.
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