Robbie et all, Clearly, the agents who don't listen to their clients and what they want are obviously doing a disservice to them and thankfully do not get their business...and as they show that they can't listen they tend to "exit" the industry at a greater rate. Especially in the age of the Internet, buyers come to the "buyer table" far more researched and knowledgeable about their preferences and what they want...and an agent only gets paid at the closing of a property that "fits" the buyers needs and wants. I think Robbie's charactarization is a little broad...for example, we have plenty of "executive"level homes in her district...and in Matt's neighborhood, and in the Isthmus, and downtown, and on and on...if the executive works out west in an out west business park...then some want to live nearby...hence my point that developers follow housing patterns following job location growth areas. My policy suggestion right now to "right think" Madison's growth? SIGNIFICANT TIF potential for new or expanding employer pursuits of the East Wash corridor sites that lie fallow or underused...wouldn't central park be cool (and better funded..ie become reality) if there was incremental revenue to help make the city's numbers work? Assumptions are what they are...sometimes the connectivity of a strong biz community that's growing and desire for infill (my Chicago example...but check out downtown Middleton for a nearby micro scale version) go hand in hand...and aren't opposed as some might always suggest.
The old saying that "the market is what the market is, not what you want it to be" is pretty true, not that it isn't malable for our community to rightly work towards making our center city a far more desireable place to live, work and play (sounds like a slogan..it is)...but it serves the goal of sustainable economy well. Troy
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