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“Just Tell “Em to Make an Offer”: Why Buyers Don’t Write Offers on Overpriced Homes (at least in Minnesota)

How Motivated is the Seller Really? “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” —-Zen saying “When a listed home is priced right ” and well-prepped, photographed, marketed, etc. ” the Buyer will appear.” -—Ross Kaplan One of the most common lines listing agents (representing Sellers) hear from their clients ” particularly when their...
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“Will Consider All Offers,” Translated

Stealth Price Cut What does it mean when a listing agent puts out the word ” on MLS or just verbally ” that their Seller “will consider all offers?” (sometimes qualified with “all reasonable offers”). Here is a rough translation: 1) the Seller knows that the current asking price is too high; 2) but, for...
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How Do You Tell if a Home Seller is Motivated? (Hint: It’s Not Because They Tell You They’re Motivated)

Actions > Words, Real Estate Edition So, how do you tell if a home Seller is motivated? Test your knowledge of today’s housing market, and identify the correct answer(s) below: A. The home is realistically priced; B. If the home hasn’t sold after a reasonable amount of market time (depends on price point, home attributes),...
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“Just Tell “Em to Make an Offer”: Why Buyers Don’t Write Offers on Overpriced Homes (at least in Minnesota)

How Motivated is the Seller Really? “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” —-Zen saying “When a listed home is priced right ” and well-prepped, photographed, marketed, etc. ” the Buyer will appear.” -—Ross Kaplan One of the most common lines listing agents (representing Sellers) hear from their clients ” particularly when their...
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How Do You Tell if a Home Seller is Motivated? (Hint: It’s Not Because They Tell You They’re Motivated)

Actions > Words, Real Estate Edition So, how do you tell if a home Seller is motivated? Test your knowledge of the housing market, and identify the correct answer(s) below: A. The home is realistically priced; B. If the home hasn’t sold after a reasonable amount of market time (depends on price point, home attributes),...
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