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Buyers ~ Do Not Assume that Every Home You Approach is Overpriced!
Mr. or Ms. Buyer is this you?  You've been told in the media that home prices are adjusting downward but what if they are wrong?  Your local realtor spends day in and out looking at homes in the area and knows what prices are doing for your market.  If you're looking for 'that deal' and the realtor can back it up with sold prices in the area you should move forward before someone else does!  My sellers have now priced their homes BELOW MARKET in order to attract more buyers! 
We are dangling the best priced 'carrot' that we can to entice you into making an offer.  In my area we do not 'pack in' as they say, 10 to 20% off the list price.  It's just not done and it defeats the purpose of pricing a home correctly. 
Enjoy this wise advice from Jane Peters who sells in the L.A. area.

It is in most people's nature to look for a deal.  Having lived in the Middle East I am certainly used to offering ridiculous prices straight off the bat, walking away, and waiting for the vendor to come running after me.  If you pay full price there, after ... more

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