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Price Adjustments and the 2023 Market

Lamacchia Realty

Furthermore, potential sellers with covid-era mortgage rates of around 3% aren’t actually listing because it means they’d have to give up that historic rate and trade it in for one that is two to three times higher. Fewer sellers need to adjust their price because, again, it’s a seller’s market. It means they’re down.

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

For the past few years, with inventory at historically low levels , sellers were coming pretty close to naming their price and buyers were paying. The low rates made it possible to offer more on a home as the cost of borrowing was lower and therefore, sellers weren’t the ones competing, buyers were. The same will be true for sellers.

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Price Adjustments in 2021: Tis the Season

Lamacchia Realty

Due to the lingering impact of COVID and the log jam it caused in the 2020 spring market , price adjustments were lowest in 2020 and are now even lower in 2021 with supply so tight. It comes with a negative stigma for sellers to hear that a price adjustment is recommended. How do you know your house is overpriced?

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Housing Statistics for Beginners, Part 2

Birmingham Appraisal

The Alabama Center for Real Estate provides helpful charts and statistics from data it gets from The Alabama Association of Realtors. More sales in the lower price bracket may indicate a decline in prices and more in the upper range may indicate an increase. Your market may have other sources of market data as well.

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2022 Bidding Wars – How to Strike and Win

Lamacchia Realty

Inventory initially dropped in March 2020 as a result of sellers pausing on listing their homes and that number has stayed extremely low since. The first line of defense is hiring an experienced REALTOR® who is an expert at handling the complexities of multiple offers. Consider Waiving Inspection.

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The art (and the importance) of pricing your home to sell

Cornerstone

Though we’re currently in a seller’s market, it’s still vital to set the right price for your home if you want it to sell profitably — and fast. Economic Outlook from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) shows that existing home prices in the U.S. 300,000) helps to straddle two pricing brackets and optimize exposure.

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2023 Bidding Wars – How to Strike and Win

Lamacchia Realty

Since then, as rates and inflation have continued to influence consumer sentiment and spending, inventory has remained low as sellers hesitate to dive into the market. The first line of defense is hiring an experienced REALTOR® who is an expert at handling the complexities of multiple offers in this adjusting market with higher rates.

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