Horn blowing time

Our office Keller Williams Realty of Greater Manatee opened in February of 2006.

Now at the time the market was falling like a rock. Thousands of homes were hitting the market and buyers were pretty darn scarce.

You know what?

As of this September 2007 we are the #8 office in the past 12 months for units sold. Out of the top 10 offices in Manatee County we had the lowest average days on market, 77, and the highest list price to sales price average, 95 percent.

In September we were the #4 office for units sold in Manatee County.

While other offices were floundering wondering what to do in this market we were teaching our agents to reduce the prices and make sure the listings were the best value in the area.

We told agents don't tell sellers to reject low ball offers, negotiate them.

We taught our agents how to sell short sales and foreclosures. Heck, we even put together a whole course for all the agents in Manatee County.

We figure that's why this team and our office is moving towards the top.

Once in a while we need to pat ourselves on the back.

More importantly we've kept our clients ahead of the game.