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Still Overpriced!

Reblogger Hannah Williams
Real Estate Agent with HomeStarr Realty RS143922A

My house is nicer than the house down the street !

I need to Price my house higher because the buyer will offer less!

How do you answer this as an agent ?

Sellers listen to your Agents!

 

 

 

Are you still noticing that homes on the market are still being overpriced?  We know that many sellers feel that their home is worth more than their competition. Afterall, it's human nature, but unfortunately buyers don't want to pay more and they will know it is over-priced.

A seller may think...why not start with a higher price because a buyer can make a lower offer? This is wrong. They won't make the lower offer because they may not see the house if it's not in their price range. Competition is fierce and they will just move onto the next house down the road that is fairly priced.

An overpriced listing may not have an advantage for the Seller, the Buyer, or the Listing Agent.
  • The seller's house is going to be on the market longer.  
  • The buyer may be missing out on a truly nice house.
  • The listing agent may get a negative effect by the sign being out too long and it may show that they aren't able to sell the house!

It's true there are a fair share of agents who will take a listing at any price.

However, if you are serious about selling your house, price it right. If you are not serious about selling...then don’t bother putting your house on the market. It's just that easy!

Larry and Sheila are Realtors with Charles Rutenberg Realty and can help you choose a home on Long Island to buy or can help you sell your present residence. We can be reached at 631-805-4400.

 

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Hannah Williams is known throughout Philadelphia as HelpfulHannah – and if you’ve spent more than five minutes with her, you know exactly why. She’s an expert at anticipating people’s needs, she has a real feel for real estate, and she’s an accomplished problem-solver.

Hannah has been helping people buy and sell homes all over Philadelphia since 1984. Many of her clients purchased their first, second and even third homes with her expert help, and Hannah wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Hannah, I don't like to say overpriced or underpriced but get the seller in reality with MARKET. if they don't understand MARKET I can't help them.

Apr 02, 2012 06:48 AM
Janice Roosevelt
Keller Williams Brandywine Valley - West Chester, PA
OICP ABR, ePRO,Ecobroker

Gary's point is well taken that market sets the price, but the perceptions of both buyers and sellers is more that  pricing is all this big game. Sellers operate from fear they might leave money on the table and that buyers are going to low ball offers no matter what their list price. Buyers assume that sellers have overpriced their house so they low ball.

Apr 02, 2012 07:18 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Hannah

The market set the price and a home is either priced to sell or it's not.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Apr 02, 2012 07:39 AM
Pat Champion
John Roberts Realty - Eustis, FL
Call the "CHAMPION" for all your real estate needs

Great post and so true in today's market the homes on the market need to be priced to sell in order to get the home SOLD.

Apr 02, 2012 07:42 AM