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.