Biggest Home Seller Mistakes
A lot of home sellers these days are really determined sell the property they have at hand, profit from it and call it a day. However, there have been many sellers, who, instead of closing the deal, end up losing the deal.
Why was it?
A certain survey conducted by ActiveRain.com involving 1,000 agents showed the following biggest mistakes that sellers commit during transactions and negotiations. Below is a great infographics showing the results of the survey.
Data provided by ActiveRain.com.
ActiveRain is an online community of real estate professionals who exchange best practices, write real estate blogs, and get free education from the industry and their peers.
Overpriced Homes
As far as these mistakes are concerned, the most outstanding and important of the results were the overpricing of homes. Many sellers are not just trying to close a deal – they are trying to profit more than what they should only be getting from homes that they sell. Especially as the year 2014 showcases home price increases at incredible rates from different local markets statewide, many agents might take advantage of this.
With a stunning 77% result from the survey already shows how important home prices are for current market conditions.
Example of a market where home price rates are incredibly rising is in Washington. A recent survey showed which local markets have greatly increased their home prices since 2010 – 2014; a four-year forecast that led to such results, and which would drive home sellers and agents more determined to close deals and get more leads.
On the other hand, it seems like the “unpleasant odor” and the “unwillingness to make repairs” shouldn’t make it to the ‘biggest mistake’ category. Yes, they may be mistakes but it’s not actually much of a huge factor at all.
Other factors that could have been playing a major role and should be included in the biggest mistakes of home sellers are (but not limited to):
Data provided by ActiveRain.com.
ActiveRain is an online community of real estate professionals who exchange best practices, write real estate blogs, and get free education from the industry and their peers.
Overpriced Homes
As far as these mistakes are concerned, the most outstanding and important of the results were the overpricing of homes. Many sellers are not just trying to close a deal – they are trying to profit more than what they should only be getting from homes that they sell. Especially as the year 2014 showcases home price increases at incredible rates from different local markets statewide, many agents might take advantage of this.
With a stunning 77% result from the survey already shows how important home prices are for current market conditions.
Example of a market where home price rates are incredibly rising is in Washington. A recent survey showed which local markets have greatly increased their home prices since 2010 – 2014; a four-year forecast that led to such results, and which would drive home sellers and agents more determined to close deals and get more leads.
On the other hand, it seems like the “unpleasant odor” and the “unwillingness to make repairs” shouldn’t make it to the ‘biggest mistake’ category. Yes, they may be mistakes but it’s not actually much of a huge factor at all.
Other factors that could have been playing a major role and should be included in the biggest mistakes of home sellers are (but not limited to):
- Full disclosure about the property.
- Wrong information disclosed in the listings.
- Discrimination.
- Pestering the prospects
- Accepting buyers who are not pre-approved
