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If You Want To Get It Sold - Drop the Price!

Reblogger Melissa Brown
Real Estate Agent with Helen Adams Realty 259636

In today's real estate market in Charlotte, NC, homes for sale must be PRICED RIGHT in order to sell.  This blog post by Leah Stern of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Rockland County, NY, makes a very strong case for dropping the price if your home isn't selling.  

Original content by Lora "Leah" Stern 914-772-4528

If You Want To Get It Sold - Drop the Price!

Euros and HouseHas your home been languishing on the market, without any offers or even showings?  Well that's a clear indication that you just might be overpriced.  In this current market and economy price is still king and it's still the single most important determining factor in how quickly your home will sell.

How do you know if your home is overpriced?  Here are 10 sure indications.

  1. You priced your home based on other homes currently for sale, instead of homes that actually sold.
  2. Despite the fact that we're in a declining market and prices are going down, you believe your home is the exception to the rule and is worth more.
  3. You priced your home to include the value of how much you spent on improvements to it.
  4. You based the price of your home on an old appraisal - old being older than 3 months.
  5. You think your home is unique and priced it accordingly even though it the same size, age, condition and location as other comparables.
  6. You believe that your home needs a special buyer and that special buyer that just falls in love with your home will be willing to pay any price (no matter how ridiculously high) to get it.
  7. You've had many showings but no offers.
  8. Your home has been on the market now for over a year without selling.
  9. Your original realtor wouldn't list the house at your inflated price, so you listed with someone else who would.
  10. You are getting no showings.  OK, this should be #1.  No one perceives value in your home at this current price.

Time to get real.   The market has spoken.  The market has rejected your home at this price.  If  you want to get it sold,  DROP THE PRICE!

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Comments(4)

Chandler Real Estate Liz Harris, MBA
Liz Harris Realty - Chandler, AZ
#ChandlerRealEstateAgent

Yes, drop the price the second the showing stop!  Excellent post!

Jul 30, 2011 07:27 AM
Paul Walker
Equity Fifty Five Realty, LLC - Scott AFB, IL
Scott AFB IL Area Realtor
Over priced homes just won't sell in this market. Worse once the sellers finally get real they will even sell for less than they could have gotten before the market values continue to drop and drop some more. Sellers also need to have the home as spectacular as possible in this market or cut the price even more, usually it will cost the seller two times more than the actual cost of a repair. Because buyers always see the problem as more expensive than it really would be to "correct" the issue, besides adding more days to the market because no one wants to "buy" the problem.
Jul 30, 2011 07:54 AM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Sellers must realize in this market they are going to have to follow a strategy when listing the home  to drop the price on a preplanned schedule. The longer they hesitate they begin to chase the market down in lieu of being in front of it.

Jul 30, 2011 09:28 AM
Lora "Leah" Stern 914-772-4528
Coldwell Banker, 170 N Main Street, New City NY 10956 - New City, NY
Real Estate Salesperson

Melissa - Thanks for the reblog.  Price is still king and has the ability to overcome all objections.

Jul 30, 2011 04:24 PM