Every homeowner wants to make sure they get the best price when selling their home. But how do you guarantee that you receive maximum value for your house? Here are two keys to ensuring you get the highest price possible. 1. Price it a LITTLE LOW This may seem counterintuitive. However, let’s look at this concept for a moment. Many homeowners think that pricing their home a little OVER market value will leave them room for negotiation. In actuality, this just dramatically lessens the demand for your house (see chart below). Instead of the seller trying to ‘win’ the negotiation with one buyer, they should price it so that demand for the home is maximized. By doing this, the seller will not be fighting with a buyer over the price, but will instead have multiple buyers fighting with each other over the house.
Realtor.com, gives this advice: “Aim to price your property at or just slightly below the going rate. Today’s buyers are highly informed, so if they sense they’re getting a deal, they’re likely to bid up a property that’s slightly underpriced, especially in areas with low inventory.” 2. Use a Real Estate Professional This too may seem counterintuitive. The seller may think they would net more money if they didn’t have to pay a real estate commission. With that being said, studies have shown that homes typically sell for more money when handled by a real estate professional. Research posted by the National Association of Realtors revealed that: “The median selling price for all FSBO homes was $185,000 last year. When the buyer knew the seller in FSBO sales, the number sinks to the median selling price of $163,800. However, homes that were sold with the assistance of an agent had a median selling price of $245,000 – nearly $60,000 more for the typical home sale.” Bottom Line Price your house at or slightly below the current market value and hire a professional. That will guarantee you maximize the price you get for your house. SOURCE KCM #Pricing #SellingYourHome #Sellers #ExpRealty #SimardRealtyGroup
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SOURCE KCM #InterestRates #Infrographic #Buyers #ExpRealty #SimardRealtyGroup Congrats Dave and Mary on the purchase of this fantastic East
Granby home! Hope you enjoy many great years there. It was a pleasure working with you. Visit www.simardrealtygroup.com for your real estate needs! #simardrealtygroup #exprealty #eastgranby #joinexprealty If you are one of the many homeowners who is debating taking your home off the market for the next few weeks, don’t! You will miss the great opportunity you have right now! The latest Existing Home Sales Report from The National Association of Realtors(NAR), revealed that the inventory of homes for sale has dropped to a 4.3-month supply. Historically, a 6-month supply is necessary for a ‘normal’ market, explained below: There are more buyers that are ready, willing, and able to buy now than there have been in years! The supply of homes for sale is not keeping up with the demand of these buyers.
Bottom Line Home prices are appreciating in this seller’s market. Making your home available over the next few weeks will give you the most exposure to buyers who will be competing against each other to buy it. SOURCE KCM #SellingThisHoliday #ForSellers #JoinExpRealty #SimardRealtyGroup Congrats Charles! 12 Harmony Hill Granby - Under Contract! Look forward to a smooth closing. Home search here: http://www.simardrealtygroup.com/search.html #UnderContract #Granby #ExpRealty #SimardRealtyGroup
The price of any item (including residential real estate) is determined by ‘supply and demand’. If many people are looking to buy an item and the supply of that item is limited, the price of that item increases. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the supply of homes for sale dramatically increases every spring. As an example, here is what happened to housing inventory at the beginning of 2016: Putting your home on the market now instead of waiting for increased competition in the spring might make a lot of sense.
Bottom Line Buyers in the market during the winter months are truly motivated purchasers. They want to buy now. With limited inventory currently available in most markets, sellers are in a great position to negotiate. SOURCE KCM #SellNow #ForSellers #JoinExpRealty #SimardRealtyGroup Over the next five years, home prices are expected to appreciate 3.24% per year on average and to grow by 21.4% cumulatively, according to Pulsenomics’ most recent Home Price Expectation Survey. So, what does this mean for homeowners and their equity position? As an example, let’s assume a young couple purchases and closes on a $250,000 home in January. If we look at only the projected increase in the price of that home, how much equity will they earn over the next 5 years? Since the experts predict that home prices will increase by 4.0% this year alone, the young homeowners will have gained over $10,000 in equity in just one year.
Over a five-year period, their equity will increase by over $43,000! This figure does not even take into account their monthly principal mortgage payments. In many cases, home equity is one of the largest portions of a family’s overall net worth. Bottom Line Not only is homeownership something to be proud of, but it also offers you and your family the ability to build equity you can borrow against in the future. If you are ready and willing to buy, find out if you are able to, today! SOURCE KCM #Buyers #ExpRealty #SimardRealtyGroup Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why we like the Home Price Expectation Survey. Every quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel of over one hundred economists, real estate experts, and investment & market strategists about where they believe prices are headed over the next five years. They then average the projections of all 100+ experts into a single number. The results of their latest survey: Home values will appreciate by 4.0% over the course of 2017, 3.2% in 2018 and 3.0% the next three years (as shown below). That means the average annual appreciation will be 3.24% over the next 5 years. The prediction for cumulative appreciation ticked up from 18.7% to 21.4% by 2021. The experts making up the most bearish quartile of the survey are projecting a cumulative appreciation of 10.2% Bottom LineIndividual opinions make headlines. We believe this survey is a fairer depiction of future values.
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SOURCE KCM #ForBuyers #ForSellers #ExpRealty #SimardRealtyGroup Check out this neat home buying graphing explains the process from start to finish.
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