Jim - If sellers would price right from the beginning, buyers would buy and there would not be so much talk about the decline of real estate prices. How simple is that!

I was just on a listing appointment..the person had been with another Realtor®...overpriced by 75K and even if it is priced right...there are still no guarantees. Techniques just to ge the listing comes from desperate new Realtors® trying to get inventory any way they can even it it will never sell. They just tske what the seller wants the price at...won't work in our market now but was a good way to get listings when everything was selling overnight.

Price - the #1 factor in selling and buying.  Sometimes "they" just don't get it.  Sellers need to be low enough to tempt the buyers, and vice-versa.  It's never been more important than now to get it right! 

Paula I fully agree.  We have a number of our listings pending sale, and it is because we price it correctly.  Homes that are priced right are still selling.

Neal correct, but if you price it right, and it is clean and shows well you have a chance!

Margaret they say price accounts for over 92% of all home marketing.

Jim, Price is just so important.  Even if the seller comes too later and gets real, it is still much harder than if they just started out with the right price to begin with. 

Steve I agree.  The right price the first time!  Get out those sharpened pencils and slice the price to the bone!