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Tax Credit 2010 – Charlotte Business Journal
… local Realtors say they aren’t concerned about a lull after the tax credit ends.“I think it’s a nudge in the right direction,” says Steve Stawick, a Realtor. “A lot of folks were already interested buyers, and it probably helped put a sense of urgency into people.” Stawick says the market might see an initial “blip” in the month after the credit expires, but he’s encouraged by recent sales activity and expects it to continue. “I don’t think it will pull that many people off the market.”
Real Estate Adapts 2011 – Charlotte Observer
Realtor Steve Stawick of Charlotte, who started Focus Residential Group about five months ago, said he’s seen more and more real estate signs he hasn’t seen before.
He said some Realtors, like himself, start at a larger firm and learn the ropes. Stawick is now on his own.
“I think after a year or a little more than a year, you’re starting to find people who are saying, ‘I get this, I can do this,’ and are going out on their own or who are pulling together with one or two other agents and saying ‘Let’s go do our own thing,’ ” Stawick said.
Stawick, 30, uses Twitter and Facebook to make connections with potential clients or referrals, though he’s careful not to inundate subscribers and friends with real estate information.
Those networks are “a nice, passive way to stay in front of people,” he said. When his connections are ready to buy or sell a property, they likely remember he works in real estate and ask him for help, he said.
Stawick said he valued talking with fellow brokers at an agency, so he now meets once a month with a small group of Realtors who also work in uptown and south Charlotte. “It fills that gap that I wouldn’t be getting because I’m on my own,” he said.
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