There Are Not Necessarily Always Buyers For All Homes Ready To Buy At All Times


There Are Not Necessarily Always Buyers For All Homes Ready To Buy At All Times
By Scott Rogers • September 19, 2019
If you are preparing your house well for the market - and pricing it appropriately, according to what other buyers have recently paid for similar houses - and the house is marketed fully and professionally...it should be under contract relatively quickly, and certainly within the first 30 days, right? Well... maybe... Sometimes, it just takes time. In the end, if the right buyer is not in the market right now, then it might not sell until the right buyer is ready to buy - and we shouldn't necessarily expect that the wrong buyer will buy your house just because it is prepared well, priced well and marketed well. Understanding how these dynamics will affect you and your listing is highly related to how many buyers are in your price range -- and in that pool of buyers in your price range, is your house likely to meet the needs of only a few, many or most of the buyers. So, if your home has been on the market for 30 days, or 60 or 90 or 120 or more days -- we should be thinking about... Is your home prepared well for the market? Is your home priced reasonably based on what other buyers have paid for similar properties? Is your home marketed in all the places and ways that are likely to connect with prospective buyers? If the answer is yes, yes and yes -- then we'll be left with two options... Keep marketing the home, keep showing the home, keep following up on showings, and wait for the right buyer to be in the market to buy. Reduce the price of your home to try to appeal to a wider pool of buyers or to make your home more of a value for buyers who are on the fence about whether it is the right house for them. Again - proper preparation, pricing and marketing alone won't sell your house - we also need the right buyer for your home to be in the market to buy at the time when your house is listed for sale! 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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