RealTown's RealTalk

Looking for a better way to get your listings sold? You might want to incorporate your clients into the equation.

RealTown Author Wendy Jones provides some insight through her newly released eBook: Get Your House Sold.

"With a glut of houses on the market, it's even more important that you convince Sellers of the need to clean, repair, and declutter. I realize that, with so many homes being a Short Sale, this can be difficult. Improving their home - when they might not want to move - can be an ordeal. Yet, if they just leave it "as is", then everyone loses. Especially these very homeowners, when buyers aren't compelled to put an offer on their house."

Read the article on RealTown. And, as always, let us know what you think.

If you want to get residential real estate sold you have to get it PRICED RIGHT! Don't get me wrong, it's like dating! Who wants to date the ugly duckling. Right? Who wants to pay for a tux and then be seen with the nerd at the prom? But according to NAR 84% of buyers (house hunters) are searching online, maybe that's why they are not buying or at least making offers that are reasonable. Maybe we've all been depending to much on technology to make the sale. All a prospect has to do is go to a NAR APPROVED website such as house values or zillow or any MLS linked Real Estate Web-Czar to get all the necessary information, right? Personally I think our market is suffering from.(((information overload))). We've all been lead to believe that "information" sells, especially when it'f free or at least close to free! I'm not going to argue the fact that information is part of the equation. I'm also not going to argue the fact that condition and presentation is as equally important. But who's gonna fight progress, right? Besides it's (((FREE))). Maybe we are just getting what we pay for? Don't you think it would be a good idea to fix the "dissemination of information equation" before we get all worked up over cosmetics and a face lift? Especially if the property isn't worth the mortgage balance based on the last 90 days of sales in the hood?

Mr. Robert L King Mailto:RobertLKing@verizon.net
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