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From: one-if-by-land@concord.com
"Pat" wrote in message
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> On Apr 28, 10:15 am, "Don" wrote:
>> "yamaguchi" wrote in message
>>
>> news:b5d8090b-1cdf-462e-b984-5ce0b352fd2f@k1g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > Trying to sell a house in a down market can be difficult, but there
>> > are several things you can do to improve its marketability. By
>> > investing some money and sweat equity before it goes on the market,
>> > you can ensure that your home presents well, stands out from the crowd
>> > and doesn t turn off potential buyers so that you can sell quickly∧
at>> > the best price
>>
>> The only redeeming value in that entire post was in the very last 2
>> words.
>> Best price.
>> The current glut is caused by owners with unrealistic expectations, that
>> is,
>> homes priced too high.
>> 2 rules in the US:
>>
>> 1) Everything is for sale.
>> 2) Everything will sell if priced right.
>>
>> Lee County, FL whiphandlers are going to pose a moratorium on ALL new
>> construction on 1 OCT 08 and it will last until 80% of the current 13,000
>> listed buildings are sold.
>>
>> My solution, which was summarily ignored over 2 years ago by the powers
>> that
>> be, was for the realtors to start charging a *listing fee* of $500 up
>> front.
>> This would cause the *fishers* to pull their empty hooks out of the water
>> and the serious sellers would float to the top.
>> Of the 13,000 listed buildings more than half are fishers.
>> **Fishers - People with unrealistic selling prices simply trying to pawn
>> their junk off on unsuspecting idiots from out of state with the net
>> result
>> of overloading the market which results in massive cases of buyers
>> fatigue.
>
> Where I live the housing market has tightened up in the last few
> years. In one year the median sale price jumped from 45m to 72m.
> Then it held stable. Not it's dropping. But it's dropping because
> there are no homes on the market in the $60m to 90m range. No one
> wants to overpay so the overpriced ones sit on the market forever.
> Meanwhile, the crap continues to sell and that is lowering the median
> sale price.
The realtors are gonna have to get hungrier I suppose.
They don't wanna charge a listing fee cause it will cause the listers to
run.
But if nothings selling anyway, what do they have to lose by charging a
listing fee?
My understanding is that its illegal to charge a listing fee, but they can
call it something else to get around that, maybe a marketing fee or
something because the realtors have to reach into their own pockets to
market a property so they should be compensated.
Regardless, my idea of a listing fee would be better for all, as far as I
can see, except the fishers.
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