It's Not All Gloom and Doom!

Guess what?  The real estate market isn't bad everywhere.  The media reminds me of my 13 & 14 yr. old daughters who tend to exaggerate with statements like "EVERYONE got a bad grade on the test" (like that's going to excuse their bad grade!) or "ALL of my friends have a cell phone" (my girls are going to have to wait a little longer). 

The media needs to take a look at some of the real estate markets that are actually doing well...like real estate in Florence, Alabama. 

We have seen very gradual and modest growth in the Florence, AL real estate market over the last few years.  Yes, it's now taking a little longer for homes to sell and we have seen more foreclosures, but overall things are good!  Of course, we didn't have the dramatic spike in prices that many areas of the county had before the bottom dropped out either. 

According to an article in the Times Daily, statistics from the Alabama Center for Real Estate show that the Muscle Shoals region is ranked first in the state's smaller markets for the greatest stability in home sales for the year to date.  This would include homes for sale in Florence, Alabama and the rest of the Shoals area. 

So...if the media would stop exaggerating and applying the bad real estate market to "EVERYONE", maybe we could hear more good news instead of all the gloom and doom.  I'm ready...how about you?

Deidre Berry
Email:  deidre@HomesOfTheShoals.com
Web: http://HomesOfTheShoals.com

Florence, AL Real Estate