Strategies For Selling Your Home In A Slow Market
Real Estate Advisor
You keep hearing that the real estate market is slow, and sure
enough, the houses for sale in your community just seem to be
sitting. But you still need to sell your house and you can’t
wait around forever. So what do you do?
While there are many factors to consider if you need to sell
your home right way, the asking price of your property is
probably one of the most important.
Some background information is needed at this point. In a
balanced real estate market where the supply of homes is
relatively equivalent to the demand for homes, the sales price
of a property is usually determined by evaluating the sales
price of similar homes in the same community (known as
comparables or “comps” method). In this method, a seller would
typically price their home at, or slightly above, the price of
similar homes that recently sold in the same community.
However, in a slowing market, the supply of homes exceeds the
demand, which produces a situation where buyers have many
choices.
The “comps” approach is a useful method in a balanced market or
in a market that favors sellers, but is less useful in a market
that favors buyers. The reason for this is that in a buyer’s
market (where supply exceeds demand), homebuyers have many
choice and sellers must compete to attract their attention.
In a market that favors buyers, prices tend to drop as sellers
under bid one another to get their house sold. If you need to
sell your property and can’t wait, then ask your Real Estate
agent to re-evaluate the asking price of your home and to make
a recommendation about changing the asking price below your
competitors. In this type of market, homebuyers demand a
bargain and the price is a top consideration.
Although price is a top consideration, there are many other
things you can do to improve the probability of selling your
house in a slow market. If your house is just sitting and
you’re not getting visitors or offers, ask your Realtor to come
up with a list of ideas that will improve your chances.
Encourage them to be through and creative in their proposed
solutions.
You should also keep in mind that the real estate market can be
very different from one community to the next, even between
communities that are just a few miles apart. Even in a slow
market, some communities will continue to demand a premium
price, while price reductions will be evident in a neighboring
community. Your Real Estate Agent can provide you information
about which communities are “hot” or “cold” in your region of
the country, which will help you price your home to sell
quickly.
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