Comments on: Are Sellers Finally Understanding What It Takes To Sell A Home in 2009

By: Panama Propery

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By: real estate in panama

real estate in panama — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:27:10 +0000

As the housing market downturn continues, one thing is clear: Folks are having a tough time selling their homes. And if that isn’t enough to concern home sellers, here’s another: the commission they will have to fork over to real estate broker. I hope they are now realizing that pricing is the most important factor.

Cheers,Harry,Panama real estate.

By: Arizona agent

Arizona agent — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:53:53 +0000

Personally I think that Fair Housing has to be modified or done away with altogether. Most especially the Familial Status protected class. I know of several situations where two or three single guys bought a property as an investment, and one walked away when things went bad and the other two soon followed suite. Ditto with unmarried couples. At one time (prior to 1992) a lender could demand more money down or charge a higher rate of interest since these people were considered risky. I can remember a lender saying to me more than 20 years ago, “If they won’t commit to each other then they aren’t ready to commit to a home”.

A look around the land verifies that sentiment, IMO.

Lenders are forced by Federal law to make loans they wouldn’t if they had the discretionary ability that they used to.

By: Cary real estate

Cary real estate — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:54:11 +0000

So,lender have tight regulations now in lending, they should have done that before, this economic meltdown might not happened. Yes, the best thing to do to sell a house to day is to make it look good for the buyers,with fixed it with good quality material and price is just right. Cheers, Michael McLaughlin, Cary real estate

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:16:58 +0000

As an agent in Northern Minnesota I have seen thing pick up dramatically in the last 2 -3 weeks. I hope this is a sign for us up here anyways and maybe be a slow trickle effect. Prices have come done alot, but a correction period was needed. I think buyer confidence is picking up (atleast up here) a bit. Rental rates have not dipped at all up here as there has been more renters on the market due to housing foreclosures etc. Keep positive and do not convey anything negative in conversation.

By: Mickey J

Mickey J — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:55:45 +0000

I just happened to read this blog while surfing on real estate stuff and I found it interesting that this trend is present everywhere, even here in the freakin’ Middle East. The prices of property have dropped like 25% and some going close to 50% in Dubai. I for one regret getting this place a a year aago and now see that rental rates have dropped so badly. Thankfully, I stumbled upon some brokers (Roots Land Real Estate) that were nice enough to help me cancel my current lease and find me a better deal. Fingers crossed, I hope to move soon. Let’s all hang in there.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:35:09 +0000

For a while housing was a great market for home owners to make money and lately they’ve been going through some losses. So it make sense that they don’t want to price their homes according to the maket. the last 4 months has been tough on both us and the clients. buyers are not willing to pay as much anymore and sellers are not used to that.

By: Ditech Home Loans

Ditech Home Loans — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:12:37 +0000

It seems to me that fair market value is mostly determined by how much buyers are willing to pay. It doesn’t matter what sellers want, or what financial experts say.

By: Cary real estate

Cary real estate — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:21:02 +0000

We all are waiting for deals. We get a call and clients come to see the apartments and then don’t know what happens the deal never happens or works out. This is what is going on everywhere all over the country. We thought that making our ads featured will help and paid more money for that. But no only pockets are getting empty nothing is coming in back. So We are realizing the price of selling a house. Now we know how much does is it really costs us. So spending the money on advertising and keeping the fingers crossed on deals. That is all we can do.

Regards,
Michael McLaughlin, Cary real estate

By: vegasdealadvisor

vegasdealadvisor — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:30:40 +0000

I wonder how much great marketing exposure helps in this down market. Does paying for ‘featured listing’ spots on real-estate sites pay dividends in this type of market?