Why is it so busy?

Despite today's Seattle Times Article about the softening of the Real Estate market, this has been the busiest week in my real estate career. Perhaps the fall weather has gotten the sun hungry Washington residents "back to business." Maybe its that kids are back in school and parents finally have 2 minutes to call on a listed property. I'm not sure. However, I do know that I have shown over 50 listings to buyers in the last 2 weeks, listed 4 homes, and closed 2 deals... I am beat. I can't complain though, business is business, and I would rather be busy then slow.