orlando: Home buyer activity in parts of Florida are dramatically improving such as Miami, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville
- 04/02/08 12:54 AM
Compared with 2007, I see a dramatic improvement in unrepresented buyer activity as well as in Realtor® requests for showings. July through December 2007 was a precipitous slide to a December standstill. But 2008 started off on the right foot with January activity in the "fair" column, February was better and March is a benchmark. When I say benchmark, I mean the bar to beat or exceed. Buyer activity, offers and showings are strong. Our phone at ADDvantage® is ringing continually and activity is increasing as well. The National Association of Realtors says, "Existing Home Sales Rise in February" and the call volume … (0 comments)
orlando: Florida flat fee MLS sellers have found success in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Bradenton, Sarasota and Jacksonville by offering 4% and greater buyer's agent commissions
- 03/27/08 05:57 AM
Flat fee MLS sellers in Florida do not pay listing commissions. This opens the door for flat rate listed sellers to offer more commission to agents bringing buyers. This strategy is working well for our flat fee MLS clients across Florida in such counties as Hillsborough (Tampa), Sarasota, Manatee County (Bradenton) and Pinellas, Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange (Orlando) and Pasco. So how much should you offer buyers' agents? I think 4% works well and 5% possibly gets a bit more attention. These higher than normal buyer's agent commissions simply garner more Realtor® showing assuming the seller is priced right. I recently wrote a … (2 comments)
orlando: How to price a home yourself in today’s crazy Florida markets of Orlando, Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville
- 03/25/08 04:47 AM
Pricing a home right in today's crazy Florida markets of Orlando, Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville is the fisrt step in getting Realtors to show it. Keep it simple. Go to Realtor.com, Homes.com, Remax.com, Getmoreoffers.com or Zillow.com. Gather "listed" (not "sold") data/comparables. In today's market, "sold" data can be skewed as much as 6% because Realtors® don't confirm whether or not the seller has paid closing costs (called seller concessions) when they do a CMA analysis (comparable market analysis). CMAs are based on sold data. I suggest opening an Excel spreadsheet or start writing down where your competition is priced. Get an idea of price per … (0 comments)
Compared with 2007, I see a dramatic improvement in unrepresented buyer activity as well as in Realtor® requests for showings. July through December 2007 was a precipitous slide to a December standstill. But 2008 started off on the right foot with January activity in the "fair" column, February was better and March is a benchmark. When I say benchmark, I mean the bar to beat or exceed. Buyer activity, offers and showings are strong. Our phone at ADDvantage® is ringing continually and activity is increasing as well.
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