Boise Real Estate Price Points Are Important
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 Posted in Seller Stuff | No Comments »How you price your home is critically important. Why? Because buyers and their agents search MLS in predictable ways. For example, if a buyer wants to spend $275,000 for a home, they will usually search MLS between $250,000 and $300,000. ...
I Have An Appraisal!
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in Seller Stuff | No Comments »The next time a seller tells me they have an appraisal, I think I’m gonna barf. Who really cares about an appraisal in this market, anyway? Homes are selling for less than appraised value every day. An appraisal is simply ...
Musical Listing Agents
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in Seller Stuff | No Comments »It’s amusing to watch sellers continually changing listing agents in our current market. They list with ABC Realty at a 2005 price, then re-list with XYZ Realty 90 days later at the same price and blame their *&%$#@*^%$ listing agent ...
Top 10 Ways To Identify “The Bottom”
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area, Seller Stuff | No Comments »1. Builders stop giving cars away to people who buy a home. 2. Sellers stop paying buyers’ closing costs. 3. Sellers stop offering bonus commissions to buyer’s agents. 4. Sellers start seeing multiple ...
The American Idol Of Real Estate
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in About Our Area, Inside Real Estate, Seller Stuff | No Comments »Some sellers think they will find the best listing agent by asking them to "audition". I don’t "audition" for listings. Doing so is pointless because I always lose out to someone who is "more positive" (the truth isn’t very exciting), ...
