July was hot and muggy. August is full of back to school shopping, shipping kids off to school and college, and squeezing in that last minute vacation before we lose the last of the carefree days of summer. It is both a busy time (at least in our private lives) and a slow time (in the real estate market). A recent Slate article: August. Let's Get Rid of It caught my eye on MSN this morning. It is a rather humorous look at the month of August, what the writer calls a "useless" month. Good for a chuckle or two. Of course I've noticed the slight downturn in showings (or downright lack of showings in some markets) and a somewhat sleepy market over the past few weeks. Our office compiles a report showing the average showings per month and, sure enough, when I took a look at the latest report...
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