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Is this any way to price a house

                                     

High inventory is a problem with real estate across the country as well as in Charleston but some homes still sell quickly while others sit unsold forever. A few weeks ago I pointed out a house that went on the market in Mount Pleasant and went under contract within a month. See the post, Pricing to sell...it will...and it does

Here is a tale of another house in the same neighborhood, just a block away, similar price point, unsold in over a year. As you look at the pricing history, the pricing for this home appears to be a seller mistake.

  • 11/10/05     $839,000
  • 01/18/06     $814,900
  • 03/13/06     $844,900
  • 05/11/06     $809,000
  • 06/26/06     $825,900
  • 07/24/06     $810,000
  • 08/10/06     $799,900
  • 08/22/06     $790,000
  • 09/14/06     $779,000
  • 09/25/06     $777,900
  • 09/30/06     $768,500
  • 12/05/06     $759,900
  • 12/18/06     $799,500

 What would you offer? Confused    

The moral of the story, be realistic about the value of the property you are selling, and price it right from the beginning. Take appropriate price reductions in a timely manner and you will sell for the most possible money in the shortest possible time. Reducing and raising the price over the past year simply confuses the true value of this home.

Published Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:02 AM by Howard Arnoff

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