Real estate is an interesting business. If you think you have it all figured out, buckle up, because a change is coming, especially for real estate professionals on Lake Martin.
For this article, I wanted to focus on a trend underway that affects everyone – agents, buyers and sellers. That change is related to available inventory. For agents, this is welcome, because they have more to sell to their buyer customers. For buyers have more to choose from, and sellers finally have a few options.
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