I woke up this morning to my morning ritual pot of coffee and logged on to my fave…Facebook. I, like you, am very tired of reading negative reports from the media about how gloomy our economy is, the fear of a double dip recession and how bad our beloved real estate industry is.

As I scrolled through my FB homepage, in search of the positive, I came to a complete halt as I read a post from a colleague. She expressed her thoughts towards the media, as so many of us would like to do, but can not phrase it as eloquently as she did: “Dear Media, please stop working so hard to find the dark cloud. These days, silver linings are the news people want to hear.  And, guess what? Silver linings are out there everywhere–you just have to look for them. In fact they are usually buried in paragraph 7 of your news report–why not lead with that? Really don’t you want us to recover?”

Her words inspired me to go out in search of the silver lining,  and chat with builders that are successfully selling homes regardless of the state of our economy. How are they able to sell homes with somuch against us right now?  I keep hearing about the sales, but very rarely do we read about it.  My first stop was at  K Hovnanian Homes community in Hudson, Fl, The Reserve at Meadow Oaks. I met with their new home sales consultant, Melanie Bridges. Melanie sold 3 homes in the month of august! She sold to a first timer, an empty nester, and a second time  home owner. Delighted to here good news from Melanie, I continued to drive through several more new home communities. It was exciting to see “SOLD” signs posted everywhere, construction going on, wow, you could taste the smell of fresh lumber going up…ahhh.

So, to those negative media reporters, the market is what it is, we get it. However, it is what you make of it that matters. There are buyers out there that have the means to buy a home today. With so many affordable options that are available today, it is the most advantageous time to invest in real estate. So, give us a break will ya’ ? and write about the good stuff once in a while, enthusiasm is contagious.

xoxo,  Monica

For more info on K Hovnanian Homes and new home builders in the Tampa Bay area, visit us at NewHomeBuyerDeals.com.  To reach Melanie Bridges, visit her facebook page: K Hovnanian Homes Reserve at Meadow Oaks.