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Understanding the Law of Diminishing Returns in Pricing: A Guide for Real Estate Agents

Birmingham Appraisal

How Agents Can Use The Law of Diminishing Return When Pricing a Listing As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have witnessed firsthand the critical role that accurate pricing plays in the success of real estate transactions.

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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

Appraiser and Agent Collaboration is a Good Thing The importance of collaboration between real estate agents and appraisers can be a touchy subject. On one hand, the real estate agent’s main goal is to advocate for their client while the appraiser must be an impartial and non-biased third party.

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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

Buyers have had more money to work with due to the low mortgage rates , and sellers who actually listed their properties were given the pick of the litter in multiple offer situations where most of the time, the homes were selling for over asking. It comes with a negative stigma for sellers to hear that a price adjustment is recommended.

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2024 Bidding Wars – How to Strike and Win

Lamacchia Realty

Due to rising rates and home prices that have continued to influence consumer spending, 2023 saw the lowest inventory in recorded history, and in 2024, sellers are still hesitant to enter the market. They should be well known, respected among agents in the area, and highly specialized in mortgage lending. Real estate is a long game.

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The Pitfalls of Outlier Sales in Pricing a Listing

Birmingham Appraisal

Some people will say that it is market value because you have a willing buyer and a willing seller. Whether you’re a seasoned real estate agent or a curious homeowner, understanding the dangers of outlier sales can help ensure a more accurate and fair representation of property values. There is a difference.