What is Happiness?
I struggle with this question often. Is happiness complacency? Is happiness something you achieve? Is happiness a state of mind? Is happiness something you can or can’t buy? Is happiness a choice? I don’t know the answer to those questions. It seems like all of those positions have their merits. You meet some people and […]
May Teacher of the Month: Rebecca Morris
J. Harmon Home Team would like to congratulate Rebecca Morris on being awarded our May Teacher of the Month award. Her nomination reads: She is motivating! Her youthful energy is invigorating when you meet her. She’s passionate and sees each child’s talent. We need more young inspiring educators like Ms. Morris! We would like to thank […]
Trends
This week we will take a quick look at the April trends over the past 3 years and try to get an idea for where we are in the market currently. The numbers below are reflective of the entire Realtracs MLS area and are comparing April to April. Additionally, it only includes single family homes, no commercial, […]
April Teacher of the Month: Tamara Martin Farmer
J. Harmon Home Team would like to congratulate Tamara Martin Farmer on being awarded our April Teacher of the Month award. Her nomination reads: (Tamara Martin) She is the busiest Spanish Teacher this side of Mexico! I spoke to a real estate agent and he said she inspired him to go to college and do something […]
March Teacher of the Month: Michelle Curtis
J. Harmon Home Team would like to congratulate Mrs. Michelle Curtis on being awarded our March Teacher of the Month. Her nomination reads: I would like to nominate Mrs. Michelle Curtis for the outstanding teacher award. She teaches 6th grade math at Eagleville School, and she works tirelessly to engage children in relevant math instruction. […]
Importance of Referrals
There’s an old saying that people buy people before they buy _____ (I would say Real Estate in this blank). In sales, more often than not, your job is not just to sell the product or service, but to sell yourself. Convince people that you are the best person for a job. That your product […]
What is “normal”?
Normal is such a nebulous word. What does it even mean? Whose normal are we talking about? In real estate, this word is thrown around all the time and quite frankly, it is nearly meaningless. “Normal” is so fact dependent and unique for situations it is almost impossible to define. Here is what I know, […]
They’re Back
As the market normalizes, here are a few things we need to revisit. Folks tend to have short memories and these things were practically gone for the past couple years. 1) Home Sale Contingencies–Never has been the most welcome part of a contract but for the past couple years, they’ve been next to impossible to […]
Unsolicited Real Estate Update
Interesting when you look at the numbers. What does this mean to you? Houses are still selling. Houses are not losing value overall. There are fewer sales overall, but prices are still high. If you are thinking of selling, this is a great time, but it might be different than the stories your friends told […]
Diving Into the Numbers
This week’s email will be lots of numbers and commentary on the numbers. It is definitely interesting to dive into how the market feels and what the numerical snapshot is. It feels like we’ve hit a wall. My favorite analogy is of a moving sidewalk at the airport. If you’ve ever gotten on one and walked on it, […]
