Active listings for Montgomery County = 5635 Active listings for Frederick County = 2024
What Percentage of all Active Listings SOLD for the month of November 2008?
Montgomery County= Only 12% Frederick County = Only 8%
Total SOLD DOLLAR VOLUME COMPARISON from 2007 to 2008
Montgomery County: SALES DOWN 26.14% Frederick County: SALES DOWN 27.14% AVERAGE LIST PRICE FOR SOLD PROPERTIES
2007 2008 Montgomery County $560,974 $469,945 Frederick County $374,652 $315,542 CONCLUSION: There is only a 12% or 8% shot at (2 comments)
selling home fast: Selling Your Home In Maryland?. .Get ready for a BIG surprise!
- 09/20/08 12:43 AM
"The market is slow in Maryland DC and Virginia" You may hear it described as a slow market, or a buyers market, But it all means the same thing. That home sales in the Washington area are slow. That there are too many homes for sale and not enough active buyers. There are several things you can do to combat a slow market. The most effective strategy is to sell at a lower price. Buyers are expecting to find bargains during a slow market. You can also help yourself by offering to pay some concessions to help a buyer that might not (0 comments)
selling home fast: How Much To Sell Your Property For?
- 08/27/08 10:15 AM
Selling Your Home In Maryland With Great Expectations Many sellers have unrealistic expectations for their property value, On this market, you should consider taking the emotional issues when pricing your home. . .unless you want to wait months and months for a buyer. Emotional Issues? If your daughter was married in the backyard. . you can't put additional value to your house! If your late grandfather repaired the cabinets and replaced them with "Real Wood" doors. .leave it at that. So how do you price your home? There are two methods to find out the price of a home, a property appraiser, (0 comments)
selling home fast: Sell My Home FAST in Maryland, Tips in SELLING YOUR HOME FAST in MARYLAND, DC and Virginia: Can't sell your house? I can help you sell your HOME FAST
- 06/24/08 11:30 PM
How to Sell Your Home FastTips to Help You Achieve a Fast SaleAnyone attempting to sell their house would like nothing more than a fast sale, but because of all the bank owned properties, commonly known as FORECLOSURES and the ever growing market of SHORT SALES. . selling your home quickly is becoming very challenging. If there are cow webs in the lock box in your front door. . you probably should keep on reading this. . Houses can sit on the market for months on end without being visited let alone sold, but it is possible to sell a house, even when (1 comments)
selling home fast: SELL YOUR MARYLAND HOME FAST !
- 06/23/08 02:00 AM
Need to sell your home fast? These are the first steps Selling home fast can be done with the help of a professional since you may not have expertise in selling houses. Be aware that the competency of your Realtor. A SOLD sign will hung on your yard only if your Realtor has experience in selling properties in this market. TRUST YOUR REALTOR. . or HIRE SOMEONE ELSE! A good Realtor will point out the very best part of your home to the future buyer. Making your home look great and attractive. If you aren't ready to trust your Realtor's opinion as to what to do (0 comments)
selling home fast: Realtor for hire. . in Maryland
- 06/18/08 12:30 AM
Fernando, how can I tell my Realtor is good? I work with expireds and I get this question sometimes. . How can you tell the Realtor you hired was doing his/her job? If you are buying bananas, or hiring a Realtor... are you making the right choice? You can usually pick and feel the right bananas at your grocery store, but hiring a Realtor requires more than looks, feel and if they look the part. A few questions to consider before hiring a Realtor. Is the Realtor up to date with all of the current laws and legislation in the State of (1 comments)
selling home fast: Tips On Selling Your Home FAST>>>>>>>>>>>>>
- 06/09/08 03:22 PM
No doubt about it, the most common reason for a home not selling is that the asking price has been set too high. The reasons for setting your price too high to begin with are many. Ranging from over enthusiastic listing agents to unrealistic seller expectations. Regardless of the reason though, if you've priced your home too high, you've set yourself up for a number of obstacles to selling your home. Even if you do get an offer for the overly high asking price, the deal may fall apart before closing because the buyer may have problems financing at too high (3 comments)
selling home fast: Foreclosure Scams
- 06/06/08 10:44 PM
This is a major concern for all of us. . the consumers need us more than ever. The reason these scams are working is because the homeowners don't have all the facts. Just FYI Enclosed is part of an article in Realty Times about Foreclosure Scams _________________ Two methods being used for inducing owners of residences in foreclosure to participate in a so-called land grant program. One method required homeowners to pay a one-time fee of up to $10,000 to put their property in a land grant. The second method was a lease back scheme in which homeowners paid the suspects $500 (5 comments)
selling home fast: Anatomy of Selling A Home in 22 days. . PART FOUR
- 06/06/08 10:29 PM
Selling a home fast in today's market isn't an easy task. It requires planning, cooperation and specially a good price. In past entries I discussed my systems that allow me to take a listing to sell, cooperating clients that trust on my advice and proof as to the value of their home. The most important factor it took us 22 days to sell this listing is when I took my clients pretending to be buyers and visited the competition. . .then it was an easy sell. The second most important factor was the staging. The buyer agent plays a major role (0 comments)