In my first quarter update for 2015 I stated that I was eager to see if 2015 would prove to buck a “W” recovery trend as 2014 was a significant crest year in the wave recovery that started in 2010. The 1st quarter of 2015 started 9% down in dollar volume and 2% down in transaction volume which was lending early support that 2015 could be a trough year. I also stated that the “off season” consisting of the months of April and May were as busy as I could ever remember over my 28 year career. It turns out that this busy time period for many in the brokerage community morphed into a significant amount of closings. As a result, the 2nd quarter was up 1% in dollar volume and 5% in transaction volume despite competing against a record June of 2014 that…