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 since time immemorial, but recently it seems to be getting … [Read more...]
Tips for Selling a Home in a Slow Market
by on April 16, 2008
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 an experienced agent 4. Make your home available … [Read more...]
How to Sell your Phoenix Home (or not): Tips of the Day
by on February 9, 2008
Scenario: Buyer is in Canada. He’s an airline pilot so he pops into town occasionally for brief periods of time. He is interested in gated golf course condo communities.Last week he let us know that he and his wife would be in town on Tuesday and wanted to look at a specific unit.Alas, the showing instructions are “By appointment only, Monday – Friday only at 5:00pm”. Okay … [Read more...]
Do You *Really* Want to Sell Your Phoenix Home?
by on February 1, 2008
Sometimes I have to wonder… Here are the particulars: Gated condo in a golf course community. Lovely home. Grossly overpriced at $245K. Languishing on the market for 201 days. Last unit sold in the development was in August 2007 for $228K. Same model. A perfect comp, other than it sold six months ago. Our buyers are from Canada. Down for a few days to view homes and they like this … [Read more...]
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