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REOs creating seller's market in Sacramento

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Gold - Midtown BRE#01449373

This market is experiencing a strange twist. Our agents (me included), have been submitting offers on bank owned properties and experiencing multiple offers and counter offers. Strange, huh? The banks are pricing properties at or below market value and savvy buyers recognize the values. When we run comps we are analyzing solds and actives, since solds represent yesterday's market and actives represent tomorrow's market. It feels a little strange to be recommending full price- and sometimes over asking price-- offers, but that's what it's taking to get into contract on the aggresively priced REOs. What are other agents experiencing?

 

 

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Cari Hendricks, Broker Associate

 

Mary Smartt
Lawton Associates / www.LawtonAssociates.com - Berkeley, CA
Smartt Moves with Mary Smartt
I am having similar experiences here in the East Bay.  We have a far fewer REOs than you do in Sacramento, but the buyers here are taking advantage of the deals that are available.  I just closed on an REO that was over asking and am in a multiple offer situation on another one at the moment.  Good luck!
Feb 28, 2008 05:30 AM