Some anecdotal evidence that the housing market may be tipping ever-so-slightly back towards the buyer: the postcard we just received from Coldwell Banker.
The pictures on the card are the normal stuff such mailings are made of — the photo of the house, a cheerful shot of the realtor.
The text, on the other hand...
CHARMING TRADITIONAL LISTED BY SCOTT!!!!
CALL SCOTT TO LIST & SELL YOUR HOME TODAY!!
CALL SCOTT FOR A FREE MARKET VALUE ANALYSIS!!
CALL SCOTT FOR A FREE "30 DAY" MARKETING PLAN!!
CALL SCOTT FOR A FREE PROFESSIONAL STAGING & RESULTS!!
CALL SCOTT FOR A FREE 1 YEAR SELLER'S HOME WARRANTY!!
CALL SCOTT TO LIST & SELL YOUR HOME TODAY!!
$699,000 $699,000
SCOTT W_____ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
LISTED BY SCOTT!!!! LISTED BY SCOTT!!!!
COMING SOON! COMING SOON!! COMING SOON!!
Not in the market myself, but I can just picture someone getting this card and scratching their head and saying to themselves, "Well, I wasn't sure I wanted to deal with the housing market right now... but on the other hand, Scott does sure use a lot of exclamation points! I'm in!"
Deep breath everybody...
