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If You Want To Get It Sold - Drop the Price!

Reblogger Shannon Jones
Real Estate Agent with The Shannon Jones Team DRE #01247705

These are some really good points about how price impacts selling time and how a seller can tell if their home is overpriced. Thanks to fellow Realtor "Leah" for sharing her perspective.

Original content by Lora "Leah" Stern 914-772-4528

If You Want To Get It Sold - Drop the Price!

Euros and HouseHas your home been languishing on the market, without any offers or even showings?  Well that's a clear indication that you just might be overpriced.  In this current market and economy price is still king and it's still the single most important determining factor in how quickly your home will sell.

How do you know if your home is overpriced?  Here are 10 sure indications.

  1. You priced your home based on other homes currently for sale, instead of homes that actually sold.
  2. Despite the fact that we're in a declining market and prices are going down, you believe your home is the exception to the rule and is worth more.
  3. You priced your home to include the value of how much you spent on improvements to it.
  4. You based the price of your home on an old appraisal - old being older than 3 months.
  5. You think your home is unique and priced it accordingly even though it the same size, age, condition and location as other comparables.
  6. You believe that your home needs a special buyer and that special buyer that just falls in love with your home will be willing to pay any price (no matter how ridiculously high) to get it.
  7. You've had many showings but no offers.
  8. Your home has been on the market now for over a year without selling.
  9. Your original realtor wouldn't list the house at your inflated price, so you listed with someone else who would.
  10. You are getting no showings.  OK, this should be #1.  No one perceives value in your home at this current price.

Time to get real.   The market has spoken.  The market has rejected your home at this price.  If  you want to get it sold,  DROP THE PRICE!

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Patty Clark
Morningside Homes, LLC 720-231-5200 - Denver, CO
Helping Families Move with Care

Shannon - You are spot on.  We try to tell this to the seller at the beginning and when they don't listen we have to make a choice to continue with them or walk away. No matter what advertising is done or how well it's staged..overpriced is overpriced and it won't sell.

Jul 28, 2011 02:03 PM
Lora "Leah" Stern 914-772-4528
Coldwell Banker, 170 N Main Street, New City NY 10956 - New City, NY
Real Estate Salesperson

Shannon - thanks for the reblog,  Now if we could all get sellers to sign in on this it would make our lives as realtors so much easier.

Jul 29, 2011 03:47 AM
Kwee Huset
Kwee Huset Realty - Venice, FL
Venice Florida Homes For Sale

Shannon, many sellers forget that the price of a property is set by the buyer who willing to pay cash for it or the value be compatible to the appraisal report require by the bank to approve the loan.

Jul 29, 2011 06:01 AM