Well except for the snow last weekend, it seems like things are beginning to show signs of improvement with the real estate market in general. I have found myself to be busier than normal for the last several days with a number of Buyer showing appointments and several listing appointments with potential Sellers. There was certainly a mix of good and bad news with the stock market and the end of the first quarter of 2009. I saw an interesting article in USA Today that showed that the Dow was down just over 13% for the first quarter of the year, but was up over 7% for the month of March. So hopefully that is a sign that things are pointing up and we’ll see continued signs of an economic recovery. I follow several real estate networks on the Internet and there is definitely a common theme with many agents in various parts of the Country reporting a pickup in sales and just an overall more upbeat general discussion going on. Let’s hope that it continues and the media begins to pick up and report some of the more positive news to help the buying public understand what’s really going on out there. This is another example of a recent news story in USA Today about low interest rates, now down below 5% for a 30 year fixed rate, and the effect on refinancing. Hopefully these lower rates will translate soon into help encouraging sales as well.
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