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Wake up, Shift Happens

admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:50:59 +0000

Wake Up, Shift Happens was the title of the continuing education course I attended today sponsered by the Minnesota Assocation of Realtors. As a whole, the class was a summation of where the real estate market was, where it is today and where it is going. The data the course is based on is from the twin cities real estate market which in many ways reflects our local Southeast Minnesota (Rochester) market. Some highights were listing inventory is down and sales are slightly up from 2007. If this trend continues, we should start to see prices halt their downward trend and start to stabilize. In 2007 prices went down about 2% but year to date 2008 prices have dropped over 12%. Almost 50% of the sales in the twin city market for the month were “lender mediated” which means the sale was either a bank owned home taken by foreclosure or a “short sale” where an agreement is made between the lender and the borrower to sell the house for less then is owed. So where is the market going? The instructor admitted that just about all of their predictions they made at the begining of the year were wrong but felt that the lender mediated sales trend would continue and prices should indeed start to stabilize. The good news is that the affordability index which measures financial ease of home ownership has increased over the past two year. The affordability index is the median price of homes, median income and the cost of money (interest rates) to own them. This is good news for everyone!

Shawn Buryska appointed President-Elect to the MLS Board of Directors

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:47:30 +0000

Shawn Buryska has been appointed President-Elect to the MLS Board of Directors of the Southeast Minnesota Association of Realtors (SEMAR). Shawn has had numerous terms on various committee’s and positions including past MLS chair, past Education chair and past President of he Southeast Minnesota Association of Realtors. He states: ”I am looking forward to serving the association once again over the next two years as President-Elect and then President of the MLS Board of Directors. It’s an exciting time with the association and the progress we are making on the statewide Common Data Utility (CDU). The CDU is a statewide central data depository of MLS data for all participating associations to share. It will greatly help agents and consumers across the state in obtaining comprehensive and accurate MLS information and will eliminate the duplication of entry into multiple MLS’s.” This along with many other projects with the Multiple Listing Service will keep Shawn busy and in the loop for some time to come in regards to the Multiple Listing System.

Shawn Buryska has been awarded the ABR designation!

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:01:30 +0000

Chicago, IL – We are happy to announce that Shawn Buryska has successfully completed the course requirements and has earned the designation ABR on March 4th 2008. The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate BUYER’S AGENT Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS® who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.

Rochester REALTOR® Shawn Buryska Wins National Award

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:56:24 +0000

NRT Letter ROCHESTER, Minn. (Feb. 25, 2008) —Shawn Buryska, a REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker Burnet’s Rochester office, recently received a national award at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference in Orlando, Fla. He was ranked number four for Selling Units out of a total of 59,000 Realtors across the country. “We’re proud that every year, Shawn Buryska continues to win major national awards,” said Tim Huglen, branch vice president of Coldwell Banker Burnet’s Rochester office. “This most recent award is a testament to the great service he provides to his customers and to his extensive knowledge of the local housing market.” Coldwell Banker Burnet, a leading residential real estate brokerage headquartered in Edina, Minn., serves Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The company, which was founded in 1973, operates 28 offices and has more than 2,600 sales associates throughout the market. For more information, please visit Coldwell Banker Burnet’s Web site at www.CBBurnet.com or call 952-820-HOME (4663). Coldwell Banker Burnet is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. NRT, a subsidiary of Realogy, operates Realogy’s company-owned real estate brokerage offices.

Shawn Buryska Honored at Company Awards Ceremony

admin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:53:52 +0000

Minneapolis MN - Coldwell Banker Burnet had their annual awards ceremony today and Shawn Buryska of the Rochester office was honored as their number one agent for the category of Listings Sold. Other honors included number three in the company for the 100% Club wherein an agent has had at least one listing and a sale every month. Shawn has been in the 100% club for the last 13 years consecutively. Additionally he was honored as number ten in the company for overall Sales Volume. Coldwell Banker Burnet has over 2,900 agents in their Minnesota and Eastern Wisconsin offices and is the leader in home sales in the area.