Are many agents experiencing a problem between offer and closing?
Well, there are new regulations that are coming on board, so there are more wait periods for disclosures, and some people do fall off. A large part of it has to do with the financial institutions. Even with prequalification, you’re more under a microscope than before. There might be multiple properties and there can be issues on how they’re being held. There are so many rules and I can’t even begin to keep up with them. That’s the beauty of having a Century Bank office here in our building. That’s our job, to connect people with the other professionals. What’s the outlook, do you think? I think there’s more good than bad. People need to be careful that they don’t miss the timing of what they can do right now. It’s all about confidence, and if you wait too long to see the bottom, you’ll miss the opportunity to buy on the bottom. EVALYN BEMIS, an owner-broker at City Different Realty What’s the reality of the market at this moment, as you see it? My personal experience is that there has
