Sellers - Read This If You're Serious About Selling Your Home
Posted by Judy Orr on
2016 Update: This was written in 2009 but most of it is true today. Our market is better in 2016 than it was in 2009, so that's not as relevant, but the truth is, homes that aren't priced correctly for their condition can still sit on the market for a long time. Some of the items below can also thwart a sale.
I showed Scottsdale homes for sale over the weekend and also showed homes in Cave Creek. The first home was vacant new construction and the agent was holding an open house. She stayed out of our way and allowed me to show the home to my buyers, who know me and know I'm looking out for their best interests. One of these places was a nice home on a busy street.
The 2nd home showing was a whole different story. I was told the seller would be…
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Real estate agents know that it can be fun and exciting viewing potential homes that you might be interested in purchasing. When you find a home online, in an automated e-mail, or driving down the street, you might want to see it right now. However, even if it is a vacant home, we still need to make an appointment with the listing office.
UPDATE - 11/2/2017 - This is an older post that was made in a declining market. The market is definitely better today but we still get sellers that want to list their homes higher than market value. Read the rest of this post to see why that's not a good idea.
offer and there would be no further showings. I relayed this to my buyer, who was very upset because it was the top choice on her list.
We are in the worst market I have experienced since I started in the business in 1983. My welcome to real estate was interest rates that shot up to 18% and even higher. There was a lot of creative financing out there, and homes were still being purchased. The good news is that those high rates didn't last very long, and the market got back to normal much quicker than what we are experiencing today.