Oy, can’t believe I just used a Latin word in the title…
But that’s really neither here nor there.
In an article posted Sunday I discussed “silly counter offers”. The esteemed John Wake left this comment:
“It also sounds like you have a great client… and the seller and/or listing agent will be a PITA the whole way.”
For [...]

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What is probably my favorite “paper”, The Wall Street Journal, published an article on Sunday titled, “Get Real With Your House Price”.
It’s relatively brief, but contains some good info. The article points out five signs that indicate your home may be overpriced:
1) Not enough showingsThis is a prime indicator. But it’s a little “diluted” in the Phoenix [...]

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I just don’t get it.
Agents talk about “How to Sell Your Home” all the time.
Pricing, curb appeal, condition, staging, marketing, declutter, blah blah blah. You can read real estate blogs for days and get great tips on how to sell your home.
But there seems to be a disturbing trend developing. Oh, it’s been going on [...]

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U.S. News & World Report writer Luke Mullins let me know he’d written an article titled 5 Tips for Selling a House in a Slow Market. It’s a good read, especially for home sellers in Phoenix (and other “slow” markets — of which there are many).
Mullins’ five tips are (basically):
1. Make repairs
2. Price appropriately
3. Use [...]

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The lesson here for home sellers is two-fold: 1) If you want to sell your home, you need to make it readily available for showing…
2) Make sure your agent is calendar savvy

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