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Pricing Your Home
Professional appraisers sum up their entire body of knowledge in
three words: " Buyers make value." Your home is worth
as much as a buyer will pay for it.
If your home has been on the market for months,
it's a clear message that the property may not be worth what you're
asking for it. This is particularly true if there haven't been many
prospects coming to see it. What you do at that point depends on
whether you really need to sell, and whether you're working with
a time limit.
If you're not really motivated to move soon,
you can always wait - years if necessary - and hope inflation will
catch up with the price you want. The problem is that in that time,
your home begins to feel shopworn. Buyers become suspicious of a
house that's been for sale for a long time.
If you really do need to sell, with your
REALTOR® discuss a schedule for gradually dropping your price
until you find a level that attracts buyers. There's no point in
saying, " We simply can't sell our house." Anything will
sell if the price is right.
| Sold within: |
Percentage of Homes |
1 Month |
40% |
| 2 Months |
7% |
3 Months |
7% |
| 4 Months |
20% |
| 5 Months |
10% |
| 6 Months |
7% |
| 7 Months |
9% |
If your property isn't sold within 30 days,
a price adjustment should be made! Statistics are based on National
average of homes sold.
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