Why Isn’t Your Santa Cruz Real Estate Selling?
When you signed a listing sales agreement with your Santa Cruz real estate agent, you both no doubt expected your home to sell within the listing time. Usually, that is exactly what happens. Sometimes, though, the listing sales agreement expires before you sell your home. If this happens, you need to figure out why your home didn’t sell and make some changes.
1. Change the price. If your listing agreement expired, it means no one was willing to pay what you asked for your home at that time. Maybe your home was overpriced for the market. Perhaps other homes in your neighborhood with more features suddenly appeared on the market. Ask your real estate agent to find updated comparable homes in your area so you can make sure you are asking a reasonable price.
2. Consider your agent. During a seller’s market, homes practically sell themselves. When the market is down, though, you need to make sure you have an experienced, professional REALTOR®. Does your agent really know how to market your property? Is your Santa Cruz real estate agent doing everything possible to show your home to the right buyers? This is the time to find a new real estate agent if you are not happy with quality of service you are getting.
3. Check your curb appeal. Did you really do everything you could to make your home look as good as possible? Ask someone you trust to walk through and around your home pointing out what might turn off a potential buyer. Seriously listen to the advice and do whatever you can to correct it. It may be something as simple as cleaning the ceiling fan blades or something as complicated as replacing some bad windows.
Ready to get your home sold? Let me show you how my proven marketing plan gets the job done fast. Call me today at 831.662.6522 or email me at lauren@laurenspencer.com
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2. What a REALTOR® can do for you
3. Curb appeal