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How to Sell During this Market, from the Today Show, Part 1

By
Real Estate Agent with Realty Executives Associates 00292515

From the Today Show this morning:

Biggest Mistakes Sellers Make during this market:

1. Making small price reductions again and again. It's like chasing the tide and you never catch up to the market value. It's better to cut the price another 10%, and you may end up with people bidding on your house

2. Choosing the wrong broker. The top 10% of agents produce 90% of the commissions. Go ask the broker who are the top 5 in the office and then pick one of them.

3. Waiting to sell your home. Don't do it; sell it now, because everyone is thinking that way. When everyone decides it's a good time to sell, the competition will be even worse. It's better to just cut your losses and go.

4. Clutter!

5. Not taking the first bid. Two out of three times, the very first offer is the best offer.

 

Tara Colquitt
Tara Colquitt, The Credit Woman, LLC - Philadelphia, PA
Credit Counselor

Cathy, I would be interested to know how difficult it is to convince people to price the house right initially.

And with all the home shows about clutter, unless a person is elderly, what is the problem? I feel I have the right to comment on this since I have a bad case of clutteritis and fight against it every day of my life. And trying to teach my kids. They think I actually like to clean, when really I just like a clean and organized place.

Jan 13, 2008 11:09 PM
DDR Realty
DDR Realty - Newburgh, NY
Orange County NY
Regarding point number one, I have to agree with Tara. It is best to price the house appropriately when the property is first listed.
Jan 14, 2008 12:04 AM