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Price Adjustments in Florida Rise Rapidly

Lamacchia Realty

Elevated condo association and special assessment fees present an additional financial burden for condo owners, deterring potential buyers unless the purchase price is reduced sufficiently to offset the higher ongoing monthly costs. Source Inventory rises when more sellers are listing than buyers are buying.

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Price Adjustments and the 2023 Market

Lamacchia Realty

Now, a year and a half later, with rates up to 8%, buyer affordability is significantly diminished. Coming from the frenzied pandemic market where inventory was at historically low levels , sellers are holding the line and buyers are still the ones competing in this market. In the graphic to the right, you can see this more clearly.

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

Now, months later, with rates up nearly 100% from the start of the year- January mortgage rates were hovering in the low to mid 3’s and this week reached 6.28%- diminished buyer affordability is causing a big downshift in demand. Rising prices weren’t favorable but with historically low mortgage rates , they were still affordable for buyers.

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Price Adjustments in 2021: Tis the Season

Lamacchia Realty

Though there were several months through winter and spring that it never seemed possible this year, the market is slowly beginning to be less competitive for buyers. But if the home has been available long enough, it’s time to consider adjusting the list price to gain more visibility from more potential buyers.

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Paige Martin, The Best Houston Realtor

Houston Properties

“We first met Paige in the summer of 2005. “I would like to say a few words about Paige Martin… My wife and I first met Paige Martin in the summer of 2005. One Sunday, we randomly walked into a town-home near downtown Houston where she was hosting an open house. ” — Jeremy Greene, April 17.

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Guide To ALL Piney Point Homes For Sale

Houston Properties

On the buyer side, she will absolutely tell you what’s wrong with a property and give you all of the reasons not to buy it. From $1,346,500 in 2005, the median sales price of Piney Point homes increased to $2,797,500. We have dedicated people doing staging, marketing, social media, open houses, and showings.

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Appraisal Profession Dying?

Appraisal Today

I quit doing residential lender appraisals in 2005. Shoppers, for example, can enter phrases like “$700K homes in Charlotte with a backyard” or “open house near me with four bedrooms” directly into the search bar, rather than starting with a location and having to filter through the homes they find, Zillow said.