Brevard County Market Watch Issue 7

The Melbourne Association of REALTORS in Brevard County Florida Statistics for October 2008: 

For single family residential units: There were 561 new listings. This is a decrease of 27.61% from October 2007 of 775 new listings. Year to date there were 7516 new listings.

There were 226 sold listings. This is a 1.80% increase from October 2007 of 222 sold listings. Year to date there are 2672 listings sold.

The average sale price was $192,766.  A 9.17% decrease from October 2007 of $212,226.

Average days on the market were 138. A 12.20% increase from October 2007 of 123 days.

For all properties, including single family residential, condo and townhouse:  910 new listings. There were 280 sold listings. Average sales price was $175,198. Average days on the market were 151.

We See the World the Way We Are, NOT Always the Way That It Is

Last month I included this quote in my newsletter.  It’s one of my favorites. So, this month I wrote an article in my blog, that I wanted to share. I shortened it a bit due to space constraints.

Let's face it, we live our lives based on our own perceptions and experiences. And, that is OUR reality! But, for some, is that TRULY the reality of what is going on in the world today?  Not necessarily. But, maybe that's EXACTLY the way some people like it!

On the other hand, there are others that want to know exactly what's going on. That’s me. Give me the good with the bad. It may make me lose sleep at night, give me ulcers and gray hair, but I want to know. I don't always like what I see and hear, but “it is what it is.”  I must face it and deal with it. We can sugar coat life's ups and downs anyway we want, but that doesn't change the reality of the situation.

I'm also a believer in saying it like it is (nicely).  And, let me tell you, this is not always the popular approach.  Why beat around the bush? Especially in my job as a REALTOR, I can’t afford NOT to tell clients my opinion, when they ask for it. Sometimes people want to know and often people don't!  (Could this be part of the reason the real estate market is in disarray today?  Too much candy coating?)

You know, just because you don't say something, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. And, just because you don't choose to see something that appears right in front of you, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. And, just because you choose not to hear some type of bad news, it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.

Your sense of reality determines how you perceive things going on around you in the world. 

People's perceptions are different and always will be.    

And, I suppose, that's what makes the world go 'round!