It’s never too late to tell you about trends, is it?
Ok, here's a funny story. My friend Stefan Swanepoel is THE real estate trends guy. He publishes a well-researched, well-read Trends Report each year and the industry folks who are smart, read it. I realize it's April, and first quarter is over, BUT I am finally reading the report! In my defense, for some unknown reason, it took two months to arrive from California to my mailbox in Ohio. (Yes, even reports don't want to visit Ohio if they're from Laguna Nigel.) But enough excuses. I learned a lot, and here are the trends that resonated with me: 1. Real estate is in the "transformation years", and those years will continue until 2012 (yikes!) 2. Social media is a real estate agent and company's friend! (yay!) I'm not going to dwell on the negatives surrounding point 1 above, as I'm sure if you live in [...]