buyers: Sellers don't you really want to sell your homes?
- 03/02/07 01:28 PM
Here in Florida we enjoyed a wonderful sellers market, but times have changed and so did the market. I think it is very unfortunate that most sellers can't accept that the value of their home is lower than it was in 2005. In many instances much lower. It is a challenge to make homeowners who want, or need to sell their homes, understand that in order do that, in a reasonable period of time they are going to have to lower their prices. We are starting to see more buyers now, and if your home is priced too high you are … (4 comments)
buyers: Open houses, a good marketing tool or not?
- 02/21/07 11:13 AM
Open houses have become an issue with one of my listings. I have very mixed opinions about them, a couple of years ago I think the may have been a better tool than they are today, the reason I say that is, there weren't as many homes on the market (Ormond Beach Florida) and we had a lot of buyers. Now on an average weekend you can see as many as 20 or more open house signs all within a few blocks of each other. Sometimes there will be 2 or 3 on one corner. It begins to look and feel … (7 comments)
buyers: Sellers need to understand the value of their homes.
- 02/13/07 12:07 PM
How frustrating is it to do a CMA and take it to a listing appointment and have the sellers think you are lying to them about what their home is worth. I truly wish that all houses were worth $100,000 more than they are. I also wish buyers didn't care what the market is doing, or what condition the house is in, or what year the house was built... but they do. Buyers educate themselves before they go shopping for a new home. They have the internet just like brokers do. They do a lot of investigating about the area they are … (8 comments)
buyers: To all Furture Florida Home Buyers
- 02/12/07 12:43 PM
I really feel now is the time to buy!! There are so many homes on the market for several reasons; some need to move back home to family because of age or health, some are of retirement age and want to cash out for a smaller home, but whatever the reason home prices are down and there's still a lot of negotiating room. Florida real estate is bound to go back up in price. Just look at the winter you guys are having up North. Upstate New York has 11 feet (not inches) of snow. I have lived here too long I can hardly remember what a … (0 comments)
Here in Florida we enjoyed a wonderful sellers market, but times have changed and so did the market. I think it is very unfortunate that most sellers can't accept that the value of their home is lower than it was in 2005. In many instances much lower. It is a challenge to make homeowners who want, or need to sell their homes, understand that in order do that, in a reasonable period of time they are going to have to lower their prices. We are starting to see more buyers now, and if your home is priced too high you are … (4 comments)
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