Personal thoughts from within the Luxury Real Estate network
By Kimberly Fulwyler
At the prospect of writing another blog entry, I was drawing a big blank. So I decided to search the Web for interesting real-estate trends. I then stumbled upon an article on RealEstateJournal.com entitled “I’ll Buy Your House If You Buy Mine.” I found this story both interesting and unsettling. This article was about the small, but burgeoning, trend of trading houses. Basically, there are Web sites where sellers go and look for suitable trades. For instance, if you’re in Arizona and you want to move to Florida, then you post your house in Arizona, and in your profile you mention that you’re willing to trade for a home in Florida.
This trend is rather disturbing to me for a myriad of reasons. First of all, where has the America’s optimism gone? I realize that the market is going through a rough patch, but a little bit of patience and hope goes a long way. Secondly, haven’t you ever heard of the phrase, “A man’s home is his castle”? A home is a deeply personalized thing, and to buy a house that isn’t what you really want will almost certainly be a mistake in the end. When the market does turn around, there will be quite a few people out there who will regret their choices. So until your house sells, keep thinking positive.
Editor’s Note:
Kimberly Fulwyler is an Account Manager with LuxuryRealEstate.com, so she provides customer service and marketing materials to a variety of LuxuryRealEstate.com members. When I was a child, my family was trying to move from Texas to Washington, and I remember asking my mother why we couldn’t just trade houses with the people who were selling us their home in Washington. My mother just smiled and said, “No one ever does that.” I guess that’s not always the case. Hopefully, people won’t be too desperate to find a home that they’ll be willing to take something that doesn’t meet their needs. This is a buyer’s market! You can always find a great broker in a new area through Luxury Referral Services. Contact Allyson Metters, the Relocation Manager with LuxuryRealEstate.com, for more information: ametters@luxuryrealestate.com.
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