Selling In The Dark?


Selling In The Dark?
By Scott Rogers • December 4, 2007
You shouldn't have to! When selling a home, there are things going on around you, in your segment of the real estate market, every week. But it's often difficult to discern what is taking place, and how it might affect you... Have new properties come on the market? How do they compare to your home? Have any comparable properties been reduced in price? How do they now compare to your home? Did any properties go under contract? How do they compare to your home? Did any properties sell and close? How do they compare with your home? Context is the key to understanding how a constantly changing market affects your efforts to sell your home. If you know the context you can make better selling decisions... Should we change our asking price? By how much? How quickly should we expect to sell our house? Which homes are our direct competition? A few months ago I started to try to address this for my seller clients. Every two weeks (+/-) I send each client a snapshot of where there home fits into their segment of the market, including an overview of the changes in the past two weeks. They are then able to have an accurate context within which they can make better home selling decisions. Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell Consider The Cost Of Your Planned Renovations When Planning Your Offer
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 21, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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