Don't panic

The job of the news media is to make us all scared so that we'll turn on their newscasts again tomorrow evening.

While the real estate market is not in great shape, people still have to buy and sell. Typically, when you see the national media talking about the real estate market, they are talking mostly of Florida, New York, California and Illinois.

The DFW market is slow but it is not terrible. Yes, it is taking more patience to get a home sold, but it will sell if it is priced and marketed correctly.