How to base buy or sell decisions on the best data available

How to base buy or sell decisions on the best data available

These days, a Buyer or Seller can find plenty of facts and figures about real estate. Do a Google search for real estate in a particular area and you better have half a day to look through the results. You can find an almost infinite number of websites and blogs devoted to real estate. And if you don’t want to look online, just pick up a newspaper or magazine; turn on the TV; or open your “snail mail.”

Problem is, almost every single bit of this data is essentially HISTORY. That’s right, it’s all about what economists, statisticians, data collectors and number-crunchers can document that happened last week, last month or last year. I’m not saying we can’t learn from history, but making important real estate decisions based on yesterday’s news is risky at best.

So how do you get the absolute best, most up-to-date information on which you can confidently base buying and selling decisions? Work with a good Realtor®.

A Realtor knows where the market in their area is today, this hour, this minute. Why? Because your Realtor is on the street, meeting with Buyers and Sellers, and at the negotiating table working sales every day. They can pinpoint the market based on daily information.

Spotting historical trends is important. But working with a good Realtor allows you to make history rather than base one of your most financial decisions on stale data.

Contact Jennifer Howard at jennifer@mydestin.info or 850-585-7334 for the most up-to-date data available on Destin and South Walton County real estate.