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Real
Estate Article: Why
Some Homes Don’t Sell Pricing
of your home How
was the pricing of your home done? Pricing
a home is hard in a challenging market. Without
proper pricing, a home will not sell.
If
you did not have a lock box on your home or required that the real
estate showing
associate have an appointment with you before you allow your home to be shown, your
chances of selling were hurt.
So will the comment on the listing remarks such as “Dog
in house (or yard) will bite.” Make it as easy as possible for
buyers to see inside of your home.
The
first impression the buyer gets of the home used to be as the walked up to the
home. That’s still important, but
today their first impression of the home is the pictures on the internet.
The home must be ready for those
pictures and then have to be presented properly so the buyer will be
impressed. Some agents don’t have
a front picture which leads a buyer to believe that something is being hidden
from them. Some agents go overboard
with outside pictures one after another in the MLS.
Unfortunately many websites that have listings syndicated from
the MLS only use the first 5 or 6 photos and if they are all of the
outside, the buyer will also think something is being hidden from them.
If they see clutter, the won’t want to see the home.
If they see crazy bright colors they probably won’t want to see the
house. These are but a few examples
of things see on listings that expire in the MLS.
Good pictures are critical today. So
once you get past that important first showing on the internet, you have to make
sure the home lives up to
the pictures. It has to be
kept perfect every day, even when you aren’t getting many showings (which are
really second showings)
Are
the homes in your area similar to your home and similar in pricing?
If others in your area are larger and priced higher, you’ll be
OK, but if they are smaller and priced lower than yours, you’ll have a
problem selling your home as buyers will perceive that it is overpriced.
Were
there lots of other houses in your price range available or just a few?
Did your previous agent show you the list of your competition that buyers
might be considering if they are interested in your home? Since
your home didn’t sell, you need to make adjustments before you re-list the
home. Linda is a real estate
consultant and she’d love to help you figure out what really kept your home
from selling. Contact her to set a
time.
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