Letting go and giving into whining is so easy. Whining never solves any problems because they are just words and no actions. Whining is our doubts and fears vocalized. It is hard to overcome your own apathy and whining let alone others. Sometimes it is more difficult to deal with others who are apathetic to their situation because well, it is easier to distance yourself and not get involved. Obey their wishes and ignore the tougher road of suggesting the right thing to do. Involvement is definitely more difficult because interaction and caring is involved of another individual.

Especially, in business where little is ever said about interacting and involving yourself with other's personal lives. The goal is always to sell a product or a service but rarely the time is taken to analyize and defines what the right service for that particular person. Is it the fast pace of our American lives? Is it the fix it now mentality? Is it the one stop shopping credo of our society?

All I know is that I see it day in and day out especially those going through this tough time in real estate; sometimes even in myself. Keep my head low and my mouth shut - just get the job done. Is that what you really want? Is it someone just to come in and take care of business? OR Is it someone who will take care of your needs with their knowledge and expertise? Let us take this era of change and redefine the meaning of business product and services. Maybe if we cared more about people and less about the bottom line; we are better off as a society.

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Letting go and giving into whining is so easy. Whining never solves any problems because they are just words and no actions. Whining is our doubts and fears vocalized. It is hard to overcome your own apathy and whining let alone others. Sometimes it is more difficult to deal with others who are apathetic to their situation because well, it is easier to distance yourself and not get involved. Obey their wishes and ignore the tougher road of suggesting the right thing to do. Involvement is definitely more difficult because interaction and caring is involved of another individual.

Especially, in business where little is ever said about interacting and involving yourself with other's personal lives. The goal is always to sell a product or a service but rarely the time is taken to analyize and defines what the right service for that particular person. Is it the fast pace of our American lives? Is it the fix it now mentality? Is it the one stop shopping credo of our society?

All I know is that I see it day in and day out especially those going through this tough time in real estate; sometimes even in myself. Keep my head low and my mouth shut - just get the job done. Is that what you really want? Is it someone just to come in and take care of business? OR Is it someone who will take care of your needs with their knowledge and expertise? Let us take this era of change and redefine the meaning of business product and services. Maybe if we cared more about people and less about the bottom line; we are better off as a society.

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Letting go and giving into whining is so easy. Whining never solves any problems because they are just words and no actions. Whining is our doubts and fears vocalized. It is hard to overcome your own apathy and whining let alone others. Sometimes it is more difficult to deal with others who are apathetic to their situation because well, it is easier to distance yourself and not get involved. Obey their wishes and ignore the tougher road of suggesting the right thing to do. Involvement is definitely more difficult because interaction and caring is involved of another individual.

Especially, in business where little is ever said about interacting and involving yourself with other's personal lives. The goal is always to sell a product or a service but rarely the time is taken to analyize and defines what the right service for that particular person. Is it the fast pace of our American lives? Is it the fix it now mentality? Is it the one stop shopping credo of our society?

All I know is that I see it day in and day out especially those going through this tough time in real estate; sometimes even in myself. Keep my head low and my mouth shut - just get the job done. Is that what you really want? Is it someone just to come in and take care of business? OR Is it someone who will take care of your needs with their knowledge and expertise? Let us take this era of change and redefine the meaning of business product and services. Maybe if we cared more about people and less about the bottom line; we are better off as a society.

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In creating our plans for business or personal development going into the new year one comes to the conclusion that all this is a lot of "WORK." Nothing ventured, nothing gained of course. But did you know that there is

   A Double Edged Sword to the W Word?

Well there is. It's a given that "working hard" is important to getting anything accomplished in a timely fashion and at high levels of quality. Attention to detail and follow up all come with hard work. Not starting work late or ending it early all show you are a dedicated worker.

But the other element of the sword to the W word is "working smart." You can laugh if you consider yourself dumb, cause then you can just work even "harder." But we have no dumb readers that read these posts, so polish up that brain part of you. Why keep doing something that is not working? That's insanity by the way. What about assessing? What is working? What about delegation? What can you have others do to leverage your most valuable resource? YOUR TIME. Time is money in business but more important for anything time is YOUR LIFE.

 

One of the most critical things you can do for 2009 in both your business and personal planning is self-educate. Read, read, read some more. Did I say read? So much of the answers you are looking for to working smart are found in books, magazines, newspapers, online, and check this out - BLOGS!!!

Go to conferences, training seminars, talk with EVERYONE. If that already smart brain of yours wants to learn how to work even smarter this year, get yourself some more education.

If you completely embrace working HARD and working SMART you will fully leverage all you can be and be a complete success in achieving your goals. Don't underestimate the importance of each but the greater power of the two in tandem.

                                    Westboro Massachusetts Real Estate Market Report for December 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In December of 2008 there were 4 homes that closed within the month for Westboro Massachusetts. This is a the same amount of units as there were 4 homes that closed in December of 2007.

The Average list price for the homes that closed in Westboro for December of 2007 was $790,900

The Average list price for the homes that closed in Westboro for December of 2008 was $447,213

The Average sale price for the homes that closed in Westboro for December of 2007 was $727,250

The Average sale price for the homes that closed in Westboro for December of 2008 was $428,625

The Average Market time for the homes that closed in Westboro in December of 2007 was 52 days.

The Average Market time for the homes that closed in Westboro December of 2008 was 61 days.

 

7 homes went under agreement in Westboro Massachusetts in the month of December. The average list price of the homes that went under agreement was $498,856. The average time on the market for these Westboro MA homes were 112 days.

                                    January - December Market Statistics for Westboro Massachusetts

In Westboro MA for the period of January to December of 2007 there were 164 properties sold.

In Westboro MA for the period of January to December 2008 there were 130 properties sold.

In Westboro MA for the period of January to December in 2007 the average list price was $511,977 the average sale price was $493,296, and the average market time was 138 days.

In Westboro MA for the period of January to December in 2008 the average list price was $464,290 the average sale price was $444,367 and the average time on the market was 97 days.

** The above statistics are for single family homes only and do not include condo's or Multi-family homes in Westboro Massachusetts.

In comparing year over year longer term data for Westboro Massachusetts, the average list price and sale price both went down year over year from January to December. This can be attributed to the on going weakness in the real estate market in Metrowest MA. There was however a decrease in the days on the market for the same period in Westboro MA. This is indictive of sellers becoming more realistic in pricing their homes properly. The number of sales so far year to date is down substantially from last year.

These statistics are similar to many of the towns in Metrowest MA. Most of the surrounding towns experienced a decrease in the average list price and sale price for the January to December time frame. 

 

Selling a home in Westboro Massachusetts or other Metrowest town is heavily dependant on pricing your home properly and picking an agent that will create an "online market presence" for your home. As a home seller, you need to be aware that the market in Westboro and many other Metrowest communities has changed over the last three and a half years. We are no longer in a seller's market. When selling a home in Westboro Massachusetts, it pays to have a pro in your corner representing you.

 When selling a home in Westboro MA, it pays to have a pro in your corner representing you. Here are some excellent questions  to ask when interviewing your agent, that will help you determine if you are hiring a top producer or not!

** 85% of all buyers are finding their homes on the Internet. See where I advertise on-line to give my clients dominant internet exposure at Metrowest MA Homes ~ How to effectively market to the masses on-line. **

 

Market reports for Hopkinton 

Market reports for Holliston 

Market reports for Milford 

Market reports for Southboro 

Market reports for Upton 

Market reports for Ashland 

 

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About the Author: The above Westboro Massachusetts Real Estate market report was provided by Bill Gassett, a Nationally recognized leader in his field. Bill can be reached via email at billgassett@remaxexec.com or by phone at 508-435-5356. Bill has helped people move in and out of Westboro Massachusetts and other Metrowest towns for the last 23+ Years. 

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