Are buyers looking for Princeton homes for sale or waiting on the sidelines for real estate prices to fall further? The same question applies to Skillman, Montgomery homes for sale. If you read the press it surely seems to be the later rather then former.

I just came back from the showing of a special very large property in Skillman, Montgomery Township, for which I happen to be the listing  Princeton homes for sale agent. The buyer has very particular needs that require accommodating a lot of family members. They have been looking for a very long time, without success. I am not sure if my listing will satisfy this buyer’s requirements, but it proves a point that sometimes gets missed in the media. Life does not stop in the soft real estate market. People have families and their needs dictate when they look to buy a home. It other words there are people in need of houses in good markets and bad markets.

Another question that I am frequently asked is if the house should be marketed during the holidays. I have a showing scheduled for December 23. Again, I am not sure if the home will meet the buyer’s needs, but it proves another point. There are not as many buyers during the holidays, but those that are looking, are serious buyers.

Life has it’s own demands and serious real estate buyers and sellers are working hard to address these demands. I wish all of them the best holiday present – selling their old house, finding their new home, and moving on to the next phase in life.
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7 Comments on Princeton real estate - Skillman Montgomery - are the buyers looking or waiting?

DEC
18
2007
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I believe you have to market during the holidays because people who look during this time of the year are motivated. You are right that life doesn't schedule its events around the holidays!

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Faina, I think there are serious buyers and that they are looking for serious bargains.
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Gary - these two appointments were a reminder that some buyers may not be in a position to wait and that the most motivated ones are still looking.

Patricia - I always tell my sellers that getting a low offer is better then no offer, because it gives you a platform for negotiatinf and it means the buyers liked the house. I think holiday season buyers are motivated to buy at the market price. I am not sure if the "bargain" is the primary motivating factor. 

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Faina- I hope you do sell this home now and then send a press release about it to the news media that you sold a house during the holidays in a slow market! Now that is a news story waiting to happen but do they care? Katerina
9:36pm • #4
DEC
19
2007

I take pretty much everything the news media says with a grain of salt.  I tend to try to cross-check anything they write about. 

We market out homes throuhgout the year.  In a soft market or not, people still need a home,  Marketing needs to be used to make the home you're marketing stand out from the crowd.

 

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20
2007
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Katerina - I hope this would be the right buyer, but even if they don't buy -my point i that there are buyers looking because their family circumstances is the driving force for their move. The condition of the market can make a difference, but when people have to buy, they can't wait for the market to change.

 

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Terri - I agree with you. There would be some buyers who will wait because they can wait, and then there are those who need to buy, regardless of the market conditions. Thanks for your comment.
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