1. Smart buyers will find some serious bargains!
2. Interest rates will continue to decline, increasing buyer demand.
3. The Daily Breeze will continue to report real estate trends in Dayton, Ohio.
4. The Daily Breeze will not run one article on real estate trends in the South Bay.
5. The disgruntled renters will continue to think the local real estate market will decline to pre-2000 prices.
6. The first quarter 2008 will see a reduction in the number of units sold vs. first quarter 2007.
7 . The first quarter will show a decrease in prices from 2007 first quarter.
8 . The Daily Breeze and the Los Angeles Times will find as many ways as possible to write about how the Bubble has Burst!
9. The second quarter 2008 will show a shortage of inventory and multiple offers will abound again.
10 . Sellers who listed their homes in early 2007 will finally realize their price is too high!
10. By selling now you have an opportunity to buy during the spring, when many houses are on the market!
9. You can sell now, but specify a delayed closing or extended occupancy until early next year if you so desire!
8. You may still restrict showings during your personal family events!
7. January is traditionally the month for transfers. Transferees can’t wait until spring to buy. You must be on the market to capture that market!
6. Many people want to buy before the end of the year for tax reasons!
5. Buyers have more time to look for a home during the holidays!
4. Buyers are more emotional during the holidays!
3. Houses “show better” when decorated for the holidays!
2. Serious buyers have fewer houses to choose from during the holidays, so you have less competition!
1. People who look for a home during the holidays are more serious buyers!
10. Teach your parrot to say “this place is a dump!”, “polly wants a cracker!”.
9. Have every room painted a different super-bright color.
8. Don’t flush your toilets.
7. Don’t empty your diaper genie for 3 weeks.
6. Have 10 cats and 10 liter boxes all over the house.
5. Follow the buyers around all over the house as they are looking at it.
4. Leave your pit-bulls in the house, when agents come to show it.
3. Close all the blinds/curtains and keep all the lights off.
2. Have showing hours every other week for one hour between noon and one.
1. Overprice your house.
Hi there! We are Kelly and Laura, a sister Realtor team that lives, loves and sells the Hollywood Riviera Lifestyle. We really like keeping the business in the family. In 1996, we opened up our first business together, a paint-your-own pottery studio. We grew the business into multiple stores and sold them three years later. Real Estate has always been in the family so we decided to jump in to real estate together and have been partners ever since. The Hollywood Riviera has the close proximity to the beach and shopping, yet the small town, remote feeling of Palos Verdes! The schools are wonderful, the Riviera Village is the best small shopping village in the South Bay, and the people are terrific!
