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Did You Know: FSBO and Agent-Assisted Sales Price

Posted at NAR Research by NAR Research

Jun. 30, 2009

Tagged with: agent, assisted, fsbo, price, sales

By Jessica Lautz, Research Economist

All sellers in the Home Buyer and Seller survey reported a median sales price of $204,900.
Among sales types there is a difference in sales prices reported by recent sellers.
The median sales price of a FSBO home reported was $153,000. The median sales price of an agent-assisted sale reported was $211,000.
There are a number of factors that play into the sales price of a home, including whether a FSBO seller knew the home buyer. If the seller knew the buyer the median sales price reported was $150,100.
Agent-assisted sales can be broken down into two categories. Those who first tried to sell their home as a FSBO and those who were only agent assisted. Those who tried to sell their home as a FSBO first had a slightly lower median sales price.
The Home Buyer and Seller survey collects data annually from recent home buyers and sellers. For a complete 2009 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers - available free only for REALTOR® members this tear - click here.