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OUTER BANKS REAL ESTATE MARKET - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE INTENT

What is the seller trying to do?  Sure, they are trying to sell . . . but are they facing the truth in today's market?  Is the buyer really trying to buy or are they focused only on getting a "steal?"  In today's real estate market, it is our job as Realtors to help those we are serving to recognize and understand the changes in the market.  Yes, we too have to understand and accept the change that has taken place, and we need to know that even though we are also signficantly affected, we must remain true to the principals we should always live by.

As a Realtor today, it is our job to assess the needs of a potential client.  It is further our responsibility to educate those we communicate with and help them assess and recognize their true needs and wants since change has happened and it won't ever go back to the market of the past.

To that end, we must stay true to the principals we were raised with -- honesty, integrity and character must remain as the foundation of our business methods.  If we as Realtors do not keep these core elements at the forefront in an unquestionable reality, our industry will not evolve into a respected profession that clients will use for the long term. 

Julie Escobar wrote an excellent piece for Broker Agent News this past weekend that capsulates these thoughts well . . .

IS THE IRS TARGETING REAL ESTATE AGENTS?

In this ever increasingly difficult world of Outer Banks Real Estate, and around the country, a new approach appears to be on the IRS' radar.  If it hasn't been hard enough to adjust to the change in market conditions, we apparently have another issue to look out for. 

As reported this morning by Diane Kennedy in the Realty Times, the IRS is apparently looking to find more ways to collect taxes from people who are, in their eyes, stretching the limits of a benefit we have fought to protect for years.