Current Listings
561 VILLA ZANITA
1673 CARMEL CIRCLE EAST
628 E NORWOOD CT
510 JUNIPER - ON HOLD
8028 HARRISON - IN ESCROW
Selling a Home
If you are thinking of selling your home, chances are you're caught up in a
mass of emotions. You may be looking forward to moving up to a new home or facing the uncertainty of a major move across country. You may be reluctant to leave your memories behind or eager to start new and exciting adventures. Remember, we're here to help you with any of your needs. Call or email us today!
Setting the Listing Price
In setting the list price for your home, you should be aware of a buyer's
frame of mind. Based on a list of houses for sale in your neighborhood
(which can be in the form of a printed list from us, or online search
results that you've found yourself), buyers will determine which houses they
want to view. Consider the following pricing factors:
* If you set the price too high, your house won't be picked for
viewing, even though it may be much nicer than others in the area. You may
have told your REALTOR to "Bring me any offer. Frankly, I'd take less." But
in that list of houses, yours simply looks too expensive to be considered.
* If you price too low, you'll short-change yourself. Your house will
sell promptly, yes, but before it has time to find the buyer who would have
paid more.
NOTE: Never say "asking" price, which implies you don't expect to get it.
To determine the proper list price, contact me today and I'll provide you
with the following professional services:
* Furnishing comparable sales.
* Analyzing market conditions.
* Helping to determine offering incentives.
* Estimating your net proceeds.
Using Comparable Sales
No matter how attractive and polished your house, buyers will be comparing
its price with everything else on the market. Your best guide is a record of
what the buying public has been willing to pay in the past few months for
property in your neighborhood like yours.
Also we can furnish data on sale figures for those "comps", and analyze them
for a suggested listing price. The decision about how much to ask, though,
is always yours. The list of comparable sales we bring to you, along with
data about other houses in your neighborhood presently on the market, is
used for a "Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)." To help in estimating a
possible sale price for your house, the analysis will also include data on
nearby houses that failed to sell in the past few months, along with their
list prices.
This CMA differs from a formal appraisal in several ways. One major
difference is that an appraisal will be based only on past sales. In
addition, an appraisal is done for a fee while the CMA is provided by us and
may include properties currently listed for sale and those currently pending
sale.
In the normal home sale, a CMA is probably enough to let you set a proper
price. A formal written appraisal (which may cost a few hundred dollars) can
be useful if you have unique property, if there hasn't been much activity in
your area recently, if co-owners disagree about price, and any other
circumstance that makes it difficult to put a value on your home.
If you are thinking of selling your home, chances are you're caught up in a
mass of emotions. You may be looking forward to moving up to a new home or facing the uncertainty of a major move across country. You may be reluctant to leave your memories behind or eager to start new and exciting adventures. Remember, we're here to help you with any of your needs. Call or email us today!
Setting the Listing Price
In setting the list price for your home, you should be aware of a buyer's
frame of mind. Based on a list of houses for sale in your neighborhood
(which can be in the form of a printed list from us, or online search
results that you've found yourself), buyers will determine which houses they
want to view. Consider the following pricing factors:
* If you set the price too high, your house won't be picked for
viewing, even though it may be much nicer than others in the area. You may
have told your REALTOR to "Bring me any offer. Frankly, I'd take less." But
in that list of houses, yours simply looks too expensive to be considered.
* If you price too low, you'll short-change yourself. Your house will
sell promptly, yes, but before it has time to find the buyer who would have
paid more.
NOTE: Never say "asking" price, which implies you don't expect to get it.
To determine the proper list price, contact me today and I'll provide you
with the following professional services:
* Furnishing comparable sales.
* Analyzing market conditions.
* Helping to determine offering incentives.
* Estimating your net proceeds.
Using Comparable Sales
No matter how attractive and polished your house, buyers will be comparing
its price with everything else on the market. Your best guide is a record of
what the buying public has been willing to pay in the past few months for
property in your neighborhood like yours.
Also we can furnish data on sale figures for those "comps", and analyze them
for a suggested listing price. The decision about how much to ask, though,
is always yours. The list of comparable sales we bring to you, along with
data about other houses in your neighborhood presently on the market, is
used for a "Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)." To help in estimating a
possible sale price for your house, the analysis will also include data on
nearby houses that failed to sell in the past few months, along with their
list prices.
This CMA differs from a formal appraisal in several ways. One major
difference is that an appraisal will be based only on past sales. In
addition, an appraisal is done for a fee while the CMA is provided by us and
may include properties currently listed for sale and those currently pending
sale.
In the normal home sale, a CMA is probably enough to let you set a proper
price. A formal written appraisal (which may cost a few hundred dollars) can
be useful if you have unique property, if there hasn't been much activity in
your area recently, if co-owners disagree about price, and any other
circumstance that makes it difficult to put a value on your home.