Jul. 26, 2006 - It's Official?

Sorry to tell you this Mr. and Mrs. Seller but a whole bunch of people are officially pronouncing it a buyers market.  Take a look at what Chris Isidore CNNMoney.Com's Senior Writer had say about it. How about today's RISMedia Newsletter? Then there is the headline from today's Chicago Tribune about the story by Mary Umberger, a Tribune staff reporter. It goes on and on. Everywhere you turn they are telling buyers that it's their turn. What's a poor seller to do?

The talk going around on a couple of the national real estate agent forums I subscribe to is that you have to bury St. Joseph in your yard. That's right folks, just plunk old St. Joseph head first into the ground, say the St. Joseph prayer and the buyers will come a runnin', cash in hand ready to take your house off of your hands.

They haven't said much about condominiums. Knowing condos like I do, I imagine that if the association found you digging around in the yard you'd be in for a violation warning at least, and probably a fine if you refused to exhume old St. Joe and repair the turf. Of course there may be some alternative form of magic or incantations or voodoo or animal sacrifice or something that will work, they haven't seemed to get that thread started yet. If they come up with anything, I'll let you know

Me personally, I'm still in favor of you turning to a good Realtor®, like myself, who will help you price your house correctly, suggest things you can do to make your house more appealing to prospective buyers, give you an honest evaluation on market time and market it like it was the mansion of dreams, that every buyer needs to see. But that's just my opinion. Some of the nations best educated real estate professionals seem to have different ideas, so be careful who you let into your house.

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Jul. 26, 2006 - re: It's Official?