Found 26 blog entries tagged as sellers.

As many of my readers know, my husband Larry tracks and updates our team on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis of what is going on in our market area and in some of the top selling areas for our team. The information is also great for buyers and sellers of residential real estate because it can assist them with making decisions to how to take advantage of market conditions. Let's see what he told us about the 1st quarter of 2019.

In Collin County inventory of homes have has been rising in most cities over the 1st quarter of 2019. You would think that this might have a negative effect on home pricing. The answer to that is yes and no. First, home prices have grown at a slower percentage this first quarter than in 2018. 2nd, however home prices have…

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My husband I have sold three homes and bought 4 over our lifetime. We know first hand the stress that comes with buying and selling a home personally. In fact, when I first started in real estate I worked with both buyers and sellers and for me personally I could see my clients stress and excitement at reaching their goals of either buyng a home, selling a home or both. As I learned more about the things that caused these stresses and what was needed in each of these unique transactions of either buying or selling, I made some adjustments to my business. Here are a the things I felt was necessary and the reasons I implemented them for the benefit or our clients. I decided that since each area of either buying or selling is so unique that I needed agents…

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The numbers are in for the first 8 months for pre-owned homes in Collin County. Remember this is taking the whole county into consideration and may not be reflective of your personal city or neighborhood. Check with your realtor if you are interested in finding out more about statistics for your own neighborhood since those numbers can vary from area to area. I want to give you an explanation between two numbers realtors frequently use and how they are calculated. First is the Medium range and the second in the Averagerange.  

The median of a set of numbers is that number where half the numbers are lower and half the numbers are higher. In the case of real estate, that means that the median is the price where half the homes sold that month were cheaper,…

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Every year is different and every month is different as well in real estate. What is consistent is that no matter what the market, homes continue to be bought and sold.

Over the past 10 years we have only seen two years that were either called a "buyers market" or a "balanced market". A buyers market is one that buyers have the advantage and is usually spurred by an overage of inventory. A balanced market is one that neither the seller or the buyer has an advantage but the inventory makes for a competitive market for both the buyer and seller. A "Sellers Market" is one where sellers have the advantage and it is usually caused by a shortage of inventory of homes. This is where we are at today in the Collin County marketplace.

8 of the last 10 years…

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Selling a home might sound like it is easy in this market, however there are still homes that continue to sit on the market. In many cases the homes that sit are the ones that are not priced right. An experienced realtor who understands what the market is in the sellers neighborhood is key to getting the right evaluation. I can also tell you that staged homes have an advantage over non-staged homes, unless the seller is an interior decorator or professional stager themselves. Updating a home is also key to getting people to make an offer. If people are opposed to old appliances or wall paper then it may take longer to get a sale at the price you expect for your home. Windows need to be clean and for that fact the whole home needs to be clean. Walk up…

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  1. How many years have you been in the business?
  2. How many homes have you sold?
  3. How many homes have you sold in my area?
  4. What do you do everyday to try to get my home sold?
  5. What is the average price range of the homes you have sold?
  6. What is your average days on market?
  7. How accurate are you in pricing homes?
  8. What marketing do you do to attract buyers?
  9. How available to buyers are you everyday?
  10. How available will you be to me if I need to talk with you?

These 10 questions might help in determining who you would like to represent you in selling your home. I have also added a link to another 12 Questions that might overlap some of what I have already put together above. I hope this helps for those looking to sell their homes. If…

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