Admit it, you've searched those mega-giant internet sites etc. just to see what your home might be worth today so you could find another dream home. In Clark County WA March 2018, there were only 1.2 months of single family homes to sell..that's a Seller's Market.... Buyer's Market has 6 months of homes to sell. (Sellers....Over list price and multiple offers happen!)
There are lots of would-be sellers out there that would love to put an offer on your house but they are afraid to make a move because they have their own house to sell first. That's why … (1 comments)
seller: Would You Like to Sell Your House This Winter?
- 12/12/15 10:09 AM
Homeowners: December and January are very HOT months to sell your house because EVERYONE thinks no one is shopping for a home in the winter months!!Right?
Not True! The people who are shopping now are SERIOUS buyers. They have a reason and a plan to be out there touring homes and making offers. The December and January buyers are there for several reasons:
1. They have a job that has brought them to your Home for Sale doorstep! 2. A family member needs their attention and they need to be closer to assist. 3. Buyers often move because the school year is all "brand … (2 comments)
I recently had a phone call from a buyer that said, "we only call the listing agent off the sign to show us the house because we can work a better deal for ourselves that way."
Here are my thoughts on buyers that drive around calling for listing agents to show them the property: 1. The listing agent will gladly show you the property! 2. You, as the buyer are at a disadvantage. You are an "Unrepresented" buyer. 3. The listing agent represents the seller at all times, not … (8 comments)
seller: Buyers Beware|Is The End in Sight?
- 07/11/10 08:05 PM
Buyers have had the best of it since 2007, but I fear the end is near!! The market stats today encompassing 6/11/2010 through 7/11/2010 are really hot. For Vancouver, WA residential homes including condos and including all areas 11-80 of Clark County, Washington: Actives: 2,349Sold: 480Pending: 438FSBO Sold: 3 Short Sale Active:674Short Sale Sold:79Bank Owned Active:119Bank Owned Sold:54 If you notice...(our Vancouver/Clark County market was averaging around the 3,480 range for awhile there) the overall number of actives are going down in the last six months. This means that as the Clark County real estate market drops below seven months of home inventory … (5 comments)
seller: Red Flowers by the Front Door is All It takes to Sell a Home?
- 07/11/10 06:49 PM
Red flowers by the front door is all it takes to sell a home? I wish it were that simple! We all know that no matter how pretty, cute, large, "ammenitized," "granitized," painted, decorated, cleaned, carpeted, jet tubbed, garaged, hardwooded, acreaged, open concepted, and outbuilding-ed your home is....PRICE IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!!! Sellers....Buyers are doing their homework. Savvy buyers know that there are 15 more homes for sale that are similiar to all the "FIXED UP," "UPDATED" stuff you have already done to your home...somewhere in La La Land...there's a home for sale that's CHEAPER! And if your home isn't the CHEAPER … (3 comments)
seller: ActiveRain Clients Reading and Rainin' Down on Me!
- 07/08/10 08:15 PM
I am very grateful to ActiveRain for all the points they give me for blogging. Actually, with or without points, I've become addicted to blogging, whether I get a client or referral each week or not. All day long I think of things that happen during the day and think..."Hot Dang, now that's funny! I've got to blog about that!" Or, "That client is such a challenge, I need to blog and see if my fellow ActiveRain friends have a solution." (And they do. I learn so much from their comments and reading their blogs.) I do get buyer and seller … (1 comments)
seller: For Sale By Owner Tip #3 Attention Buyer or Seller
- 06/29/10 01:28 PM
For Sale By Owners Tip #3 Attention Buyer or Seller Are you a buyer that's looking for a For Sale By Owner? If you are a buyer, you are hoping the seller doesn't know much so you can get the house for a lower deal. I don't blame you. Sounds reasonable. But did you know there is an old statistic that said, "7 out of 10 FSBO sales have a legal problem tied up with them by time it closes"? There are so many RMLS, legal, timelines, negotiation, counter offer snafus, and misunderstandings that happen between the well-meaning buyer and seller. It's … (2 comments)
seller: For Sale By Owners..5 SIGNS YOU ARE A LOSER! FORBES MAGAZINE SAYS SELL NOW!
- 05/05/10 06:38 PM
FOR SALE BY OWNERS....5 SIGNS YOU'RE A LOSER! FORBES MAGAZINE SAYS SELL NOW! You put the "For Sale By Owner" signs out in your front yard to sell your home yourself. To me....this screams LOSER!! I think you are LOSING so much by not allowing a professional to help you. Read to the bottom to release yourself from this malady.Your choice to be an "unrepresented seller" may be for many reasons:(5) You may not like realtors. (99% are actually good people just like you. They are trying to help you sell your home with NO hassles and NO legal incidences for … (5 comments)
seller: Lockboxes-Is My Home Safe? Do They Really Work? jillwatts@kw.com, 360-852-1689
- 05/04/10 04:47 PM
Lock boxes... Is My Home Safe? Do They Really Work? I have clients worried all the time about realtors and strangers entering their home. Here are some of the common comments that we discuss when I am telling them about the lockbox I will put on their home: "What will happen when there are people wandering through my home?" "What if they take something?" "I have lots of valuables such as expensive art, jewelry and tools." "How will I know who is viewing my home?"
Many of my sellers want to stay in the home when prospective buyers are going … (4 comments)
seller: Graphs of Clark County Market Snapshot from RMLS
- 06/15/09 05:46 PM
Here is a graph of the amount of residential homes for sale each month of 2009 taken from our RMLS. If Clark County didn't list one more home, the first graph represents how many months we would have to sell all this inventory off. From this graph you can see that we are still experiencing a "buyer's market" where the buyers are able to influence and negotiate better prices for themselves. For example, in January we had 21 months of homes sitting and waiting to be sold. As you can see, our inventory is going down. If we get to the … (2 comments)
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