Pricing Your Home

IN WESTON, FL

Pricing your home?

Pricing your home is both an art and a science.

Achieving the optimal price is the result of both objective research into comparable properties and a gut feeling about your property and the current market.

The right price should:

Attract buyers
Allow you to earn the most money possible
Help you sell as quickly as possible

The simple fact is, price is the number one factor that most homebuyers rely on to determine which homes they want to view. It’s important to remember that although the price is set by you, the value of the home is determined by the buyer. Sellers have a tendency to overvalue their home based on their emotional attachment to it. Overpricing your home early could cost you later on. You will achieve the best results by pricing your home competitively within the market.

The Importance of Proper Pricing

Faster sale and less inconvenience
Exposure to more buyers
Increases realtor response
Generates more advertising/sign calls
Attracts higher offers
Means more money to seller
Avoids being “shopworn”

What really matters is how your home stacks up against the others currently offered for sale and recently sold in your neighborhood. Buyers will be comparing.

Common Reasons for Overpricing

Over-improvement
Need
Purchasing in higher-priced area
Original purchase price too high
Lack of factual data
Bargaining room
Move isn’t necessary
Assessed value
Emotional attachment
Opinion of family and neighbors

Dangers of Overpricing

Most of the activity on your home will occur in the first few weeks. Pricing a home properly and creating urgency in the minds of agents and buyers is critical.
Buyers who have seen most available homes in their price range are waiting for the “right house” to come on the market. That’s why if a house is priced right, it will sell quickly. The buyers are there waiting for it.
Don’t start with a high price and the assumption that you can reduce it later. By the time you decide to lower the price, it may be too late, as interest will have already waned.
A major cause for concern is appraisal problems; overpricing can lead to loan rejections and lost time.
Even if your home is nicer than other homes in the same area, your house won’t be picked for viewing if you set the price too high.
Buyers and agents become aware of the long exposure period and often are hesitant to make an offer because they fear something is wrong with the property.
Attracting the wrong buyers.
Fewer potentially qualified buyers will respond.
You might help sell similar homes that are priced low.
You could lose money as a result of making extra mortgage payments while incurring taxes, insurance, and unplanned maintenance costs.

The Role of a Real Estate Agent in Pricing

Provide you with a comparative market analysis (CMA), which is a comparison of homes that are similar in terms of location, style, condition, finishes, and amenities. A CMA is performed by comparing your home to actives in the market, homes that are currently under contract, and homes that have recently sold in the area.
There is not an “exact price” for real estate
The market determines value…together we determine the price.
You determine the price based on the factors you control:
Marketing time
Financing alternatives provided
Condition
Exposure method
Estimate your net proceeds.
Help to determine offering incentives.
Keep in mind that pricing is a two step process.
Your agent will help you decide on a list price.
Once listed, we may need to adjust the price based on the frequency of showings scheduled, feedback from those showings, and relative performance of comparables in the market.

An agent has NO control over the market, only the marketing plan. Never select an agent based on price.