By following simple guidelines you can determine the listing price that best meets your needs and the value of your home. Most homeowners are biased and believe their home is worth more than it actually is, this may be true to the current owner but not to potential buyers. The first guideline is to try and emotionally detach yourself from the home and put yourself in the buyers situation. How much would you be willing to pay for the home if you were looking at buying it?
A great tool that can help determine the price of your home is a CMA, which stands for comparative market analysis. A CMA provides information about homes that have recently sold, homes that are for sales, and homes with pending offers. Sometimes real estate agents will look at expired listings as well. These are homes that have not sold and usually that is because they were priced above their market value. By considering all the information obtained it is fairly easy to determine a listing price for your home. An important thing to consider with CMA’s is that you will get a price range so use this information along with your real estate agent’s expertise to determine the listing price.
There are several factors that can influence the listing price of your home so educate yourself and have realistic expectations. The concept of supply and demand still applies here and if you are selling your home in a buyer’s market then you may be able to get away with listing your home for more than you normally could. The real estate market is always changing while economic factors push and pull it around. Interest rates, cost of living, inflation, etc are all factors that can affect the market. Property values seem to be constantly increasing making it inviting to cash in on some of that equity.
By pricing your home right you will be able to sell your home in a shorter period of time with less hassle and inconvenience. Remember, the buyer is the one who sets the selling price of your home. With the use of a real estate agent’s marketing expertise, CMA, and good judgment you will have no problem selling your home for what it is worth.
Jason Deines is the publisher of BoiseRealEstateInfo.net. Which offers information on the Boise Idaho Real Estate Market.
