Real estate blog entries tagged with pricing to sell

Blog entries tagged with "pricing to sell":

pricing to sell: Selling your greater Redding California home? Answer these questions to stand a chance.... - 10/03/08 05:13 PM

The market is difficult right...I don't think that is a real secret...look around and you can see that.If you are selling your greater Redding California home answer the following questions if you want to stand a chance on getting your home sold.
#1. Who cares?
#2. What's in it for me?
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pricing to sell: REAL ESTATE MYTH #2: "WE NEED TO LEAVE ROOM TO NEGOTIATE" - 09/07/08 02:57 PM

"I was wondering if we should leave more room to negotiate," my client asked this morning.
I have heard this many times, and it is the biggest mistake sellers make.
They leave too much room to negotiate.
Even in today's market, multiple offers and bidding wars are not unheard of.
But only when the homes are … (37 comments)

pricing to sell: Your House Isn't Nice Enough For A Buyer To Pay Too Much! (Or ... The Last Dumb Out-of-State Buyer has gone home!) - 08/06/08 01:59 PM

You sound like a normal Seller when you say, "We have to get $X.XX", or "I don't need to sell.", or the classic uttered by just about every Seller on the Planet, "We're not going to give it away." In every instance, you are right as it is your … (8 comments)

pricing to sell: HOW DO I PRICE MY HOME TO SELL? - 06/24/08 03:47 PM

How do I price home my home to sell? Good question! Do you want it to sell sooner or later? I bet you'll say sooner! In that case, pricing your home correctly is critical to the end result that you desire. Read on to find out more... FIRST, NEVER, … (16 comments)

pricing to sell: Pricing A Home To Sell - 05/28/08 10:34 AM

Great article orgninally published in the Commercial Appeal.
There are a number of key points to consider when selling property, but perhaps the most important is price.
In determining the list price, you should consider the current market condition (buyers market, sellers market or stable market) and a potential buyer's frame of mind. … (0 comments)

pricing to sell: 2 Things You Gotta Do to Sell Your House! - 05/25/08 12:35 AM

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pricing to sell: Price Your Home to Sell - 05/15/08 09:08 PM

I have a listing that hit the market May 1st. Not a short sale. Not a bank owned home. It is an actual seller with equity in the house.
The neighborhood comps are not what they were last year, and definitely not what they were two years ago. But after going … (14 comments)

pricing to sell: Family under values Mom's Castle of 46 years. - 04/26/08 08:36 AM

How do families value homes when the parents have lived in them for decades? Hopefully they call a professional that has market and neighborhood knowledge!
I get a call from a family member that outlines a story of Mom being moved into assisted living. She is a meer 89 years young and not … (24 comments)

pricing to sell: Size up your competition - 01/16/08 02:21 PM

Sellers ask your Realtor to take you on a tour of the competing properties listed against you. Just looking at photos doesn't really give you an accurate picture of the feel and look of your competition. in this buyers market, this property tour can really help you with staging, pricing and … (0 comments)

pricing to sell: Communication and Knowledge is Key to Prospering in This Market - 10/15/07 03:56 PM

What I have noticed in the past 6-12 months as our market has shifted to higher on the supply side, is that those sellers who are most realistic with asking prices are still selling their homes, and buyers who are realistic with their offers, are getting great deals. However, how often … (2 comments)

pricing to sell: Pricing Your Home to Sell - 10/15/07 08:27 AM

I was at a real estate conference Wednesday put on by Howard Brinton’s Starpower group (www.GoStarPower.com) with a lot of top agents from around the country in places that have been experiencing a changing or “correcting” market for a lot longer than we have in the Washington, DC area.

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pricing to sell: Why in the H.E. Double Hockey Sticks Didn't Mine Sell? - 10/01/07 09:42 AM

Why didn't your property sell Mr./Ms. seller? Is that what you ask or what you want to know? Well I'll tell ya, it's one of two sub-reasons which causes one big reason to be neglected.... PRICE! Either your agent didn't bother to tell you that you were priced too high or … (3 comments)

pricing to sell: How did you come up with that price...anyway? - 08/02/07 11:45 AM

When preparing a Comparative Market Analysis, CMA, recently I was trying to determine a good listing price. It's not an easy job!
I had to put more weight on the "on markets" than the "sold" comps.
Traditionally real estate agents are taught to put more weight on the "solds" when trying to … (51 comments)

pricing to sell: Sellers: Proper Pricing Prevents Poor Publicity - 07/25/07 12:30 PM

Pricing is only a portion of the marketing mix, but without proper pricing there will be no sale. In today's market, the average days on market has gone up over 10% in most areas, and this coincidentally results in a much lower price. Sellers place their home on the market with … (1 comments)

pricing to sell: Do you want the listing agent there? - 06/25/07 01:48 PM

Sunday's Chicago Tribune had a big feature story about what your listing agent "should" be doing. The first suggestion was that the listing agent attend all showings.
Now, I think that's a stupid, crazy, waste-of-time idea. And here's why.
In this market when I show a property I am representing the buyer. I'm … (8 comments)

pricing to sell: Are you overprising your properties? - 06/19/07 12:27 AM

When you go in to meet with your new client, are you truthful about what is happening in the market place? Or, do you do like some and allow the client to set the price without talking about it and how it will affect others looking at and showing the property? … (7 comments)

pricing to sell: Pricing Your Property To Sell Means Pricing It At Fair Market Value........!!! - 05/31/07 07:12 PM

How Soon Do You Want To Sell Mr. & Mrs. Seller Is My question....?
When you Price Your Home 20% above the fair market that means only 1% of buyers. When you price it 15% above fair market value that means only10% of buyers. When you price it at 10% fair … (12 comments)

pricing to sell: Wonder, Amazed, Lost! Establishing the Sell Price - 05/21/07 11:52 AM

During my presentations for Listings I am always amazed at homeowners and the value they perceive their property to be worth. Then when you question how they arrived at the number it all becomes clear.
I find that most look on the MLS for a while and see homes that sound … (0 comments)

pricing to sell: Silly Sellers - 05/01/07 08:38 AM

I met with a couple last night that has been calling and asking questions about listing their house in Goodyear, AZ. They're in one of my farm areas and seem to be loyal to me.
They bought the house new in 1998 for $87k, recently refinanced and took out most of the … (5 comments)

pricing to sell: The Problem with Over-Priced Listings - 04/18/07 11:09 AM

1. Hard to Get Real Estate Agents Excited
First, it can be difficult to get salespeople excited. Regardless of who lists your home, the problem remains the same; it's hard to get salespeople excited especially when listing inventories are high. The Realtors in our office know what people are willing to pay … (0 comments)