Another More Personal Barometer of the Real Estate Market

Just wanted to post a quick nugget about a personal experience that might say something about the health of our Northwest Suburban real estate market. So one of the non-profits I'm affiliated with had a fundraising event over the weekend. A nice event with raffles, silent auctions, ect. and with some 250 attendees. Myself, a local Realtor, and a certified home stager had a package of lawyer representation in a residential transaction, a comparative market analysis, and a free home staging as an auction item which probably retails for $1,000 or so. Well, the allowable opening allowable bid was $50.

0 bids. Not too scientific but I did find it surprising.