Topic: In a down housing market, real estate agents get a head start now for

It used to be real estate agents spent the slow winter months sending out calendars and working on their business goals for the new year. But in a down market like this one, Realtors see the weeks between now and the Super Bowl as prime time to network for new clients and get a head start on the busy spring season.

"There’s a misunderstanding that winter is quiet," said Andrea Webb, an agent with Keller Williams in Montclair who recently listed a house in Glen Ridge and had multiple offers by the middle of December.

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