Comments on: It must be August.

By: SD Apartments

SD Apartments — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:04:41 +0000

These last 2 weeks of August have been record slow. I own a painting and fencing company in Seattle and the phone has rang maybe 3-4 times a day…so brutal slow. I tell myself that August is like this, but I’m ready for September!

By: Kris Berg

Kris Berg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:24:21 +0000

Jamey – So, it’s not just me.

Kat – Your mountains are my mountains! We love Arrowhead, by the way. Glad you knew I was (mostly) kidding. Thanks for the nice comment and, yes, the cat is fine. Just like my own diets, she put all of the weight back on plus some once she was able to eat again.

By: Jamey Bridges

Jamey Bridges — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:14:46 +0000

Kris,
Great insight. We had a flurry of activity in July and then our numbers in August haven’t quite been the same. You are right it does happen each year, but it’s nice to be reminded.
The upside, is as you say, that people that we take out this time of year certainly do make it a priority so quality is up which leads to fewer showings to make a transaction happen. Always a nice aspect

By: Kat DeLong

Kat DeLong — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:50:03 +0000

Kris: It took a little wrok, but I found you…. I arrived at office this morning and in my mail slot was an article your wrote (Inman News) title BIG HEAD…print ads survive in the mountains.
I’ve gotta say, you’re a terrific writer, funny and right on about the mountains (at least mine)… I was cracking up at your descriptions about the internet, our MLS not sharing (so to speak) and your cat (not laughing until I read he/she was okay). GLAD he really has/had nine lives.

Anyway, I just had to pass on my comment. Keep writting!

By: Steve Berg

Steve Berg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:52:07 +0000

Actually it was “Don’t fight the problem.” Either way, though, it applies.