Uncategorized September 19, 2011

News from the Club 9/19

It never ceases to amaze me what a small world it is and how much smaller it gets all the time!  Obviously with the increase in technology, the cyber world and “air space” is most definitely smaller, quicker and easier!  But our actual physical connection to people and places is also seemingly smaller.  Is it really or is that only what adults say?  Do children in today’s world feel it too?  Is it only because I am bigger, older?  In any case, our lives are connected in ways we don’t even realize or always see.  Any person, at any time either walking next to you or past you could have known someone you’ve known or may know currently.  There may be a previous or future connection with someone within arm’s reach.  As in my favorite movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life” you will never know how many lives you will affect everyday and what would happen if you never touched them.  So a man drove past the office with a new landscape business and came by to introduce himself.  He starts saying how he got a wonderful owner contract on a property on the Island and on and on.  Come to find out that the previous owner is a very good friend of mine!  Another client called my phone number from a sign and came by later to chat about Real Estate and remembered that he chatted with my husband over the phone a few weeks previous!  What are the odds that he would call my number from a random sign?  A conversation while a couple was waiting in a line hundreds of miles away brings them to Camano; they stop by the office just to get a recommendation and information on a Bed and Breakfast.  The conversation in the line was with a Camano Island resident who said how wonderful she loved her new home up here and that they should definitely visit.  The resident I sold a home to several months earlier!!  Real Estate activities and Pending sales have and continue to stay up now at 44 from 50 last week for Camano Island!!  Those missing 6 Pending, went to closed sales which is still nearly one a day!!  Strange, fascinating and such coincidental meetings and connections!  I love my job!  I meet so many interesting and unique people and most have become not only clients but friends for years.  The continued stream of buyers in the current market continues not only on Camano but as well in Snohomish!  With more and more people coming to the area, I am anxious to see what new connections will come and who I will meet next!!  We will only be having our Club Friday for the next three weeks.  This week the 23rd, I will be open without a sponsor due to some other engagements and next week, September 30th with a double Open House between Windermere and the Country Club Fire Station 4033 Local Fire Fighters!!  We will end our season with Greenworks of Washington on October 7th.   Come in Friday or any day of the week to see who you might meet!!

Uncategorized September 12, 2011

News from The Club – 9/12

Labor Day has come and gone.  Now we remember 911!  It never struck me before but did they plan the attack the same week as one of the biggest “American” Holidays?  Was it supposed to be the week prior?  It is a somber and inspirational day!  Somber for the obvious reasons, yet inspirational that our people, our government however, clumsily or haphazardly pulled through strong and sound from the greatest homeland attack in our nation’s history from another country!  Remembering 911 is different for everyone.  My daughter asked me “What it meant to me to be an American” and I couldn’t answer!  I was dumbfounded.  I never thought of it.  Always took it for granted.  Even with having the privilege and experience of traveling to many different countries and seeing the differences.  Every time I returned home realizing how fortunate I was with just the everyday enjoyments, I still could not put in words, what it actually meant!  In some ways 10 years seems like such a long time and others like yesterday.  What if cars were luxury and we had to walk or ride a bicycle every where? What if we could not travel on paved roads to get the items we needed or go to school and work?  What if we could not choose the person we were to marry and have a life with?  What if there were no major medical facilities or any way to pay for them?  Think about the smallest every day event and think if you couldn’t do it?  What if we could not buy and sell our own homes?  I believe there are over 15,000 Realtors in the State of Washington alone.  We complain about the market and the economy that has been depressed for the last few years.  What would we do if there were no option at all?  Real Estate activities and Pending sales have and continue to stay up even now at 50 for Camano Island!!  The actual number is down from two weeks ago at 57 but we have also had 15 closed sales which is more than one a day!!  Most agents in our Windermere offices have at least two or three current active buyers yet to have purchased as well!   We are all grateful and thankful to have what we have and enjoy the little things, even if they don’t appear to be as good as they were before.  I think we would all like to say “Thank You” to all our past, current and future clients for choosing Windermere for your Real Estate needs.  Thank you also to all the other Brokers from other Firms for your continued professionalism and perseverance.    As a small part of our Thanks, don’t forget Club Friday this week on 9/16  from 12-2 pm with Wells Fargo with the traditional and always FREE BBQ Lunch!!  Hope to see you soon.