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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 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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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

It’s important to understand that collaboration does not mean that both parties must work together so that the deal closes at the contract price no matter what. The lender, whether it be a bank, mortgage company, credit union, or other financial institution will provide the buyer with the funds through a mortgage to pay for the house.

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The Pitfalls of Outlier Sales in Pricing a Listing

Birmingham Appraisal

The market area that the property is located in can definatley support the price but does the price truely reflect the market value of that specific property or does it reflect what a super motivated buyer with available funds is willing to pay? For sellers, this can be appealing, as it may justify a higher asking price.

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What is a "Comp?"

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

This means that over the years we have received properties from real estate agents on properties where we had a question as to the rationale used to develop a contract price. They tell, “How much do sellers want,” but not the other half of the story, “how much are buyers willing to pay.” Sometimes they aren’t “comps” at all.

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Modern FSBO Listing Services: Innovative Tools You Can Use

Listing Spark

Buyers’ agents use this database to search for properties on behalf of their clients, and public-facing websites like Trulia display listing details to prospective homebuyers. Here’s why it matters so much: Many agents and prospective buyers search by price. If you overprice your home, selling it will take longer.

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Getting Appraisers to Reconsider Value—Do’s & Don’ts

Portland Appraisal Blog

There has been a meeting of the minds, the contract has been signed and everyone is anticipating a smooth closing. You, the seller, the buyer, the lender—heck, even the mailman, are all shocked the deal has fallen apart. We’ll have to cut price or find another buyer. What just happened? 3) Bargaining—I can fix this!