Pricing your home correctly is critical to a successful sale as it will help ensure that your home sells for the most amount of money, in the shortest amount of time.
Determining a home’s asking price involves comparing similar homes in nearby areas that have recently sold while also taking past, present and future market trends into account.
Although you may have your own personal opinion of what your home’s worth, it’s important to be unbiased and realistic. At the end of the day, it’s the market that determines your home’s true value.
There’s always a huge buzz when a new property hits the market but if the price is too high, it will quickly become stale and there won’t be any incentive for buyers to make a swift, strong offer. Worse yet, if it sits on the market too long, it’ll develop a stigma. We’ve all walked past a home that’s sat on the market for ages and wondered, “what’s wrong with it?”
Having your property sit on the market is also very inconvenient as you’ll constantly have to keep it in a show-ready state which can be extremely stressful, not to mention exhausting. Furthermore, carrying costs such as mortgage interest, insurance, taxes and utilities will quickly add up if you get stuck carrying two homes at once.
Overpricing your property will actually help your competition as buyers will see other homes in your area as much better deals since they’re less expensive. If, on the other hand, your home is priced close to fair market value, those same buyers will consider your home much more seriously.
Pricing a home is part art and part science. Market factors such as the economy, time of the year and interest rates can all make a huge difference. Your home only gets one chance to make a great first impression so it’s important to enlist the services of a highly-qualified real estate agent to help you get things done properly from start to finish. Please don’t ever hesitate to ask if you have any questions!