Five Reasons to Get a Professional’s Advice When Selling Your Home

If you’re thinking of placing your home on the market and selling it yourself to save money, you could be setting yourself up for frustration and financial loss. Here are some compelling reasons why DIY is best left to home improvements when it’s time to sell your house:

1. Pricing Your House Correctly

One of the most important real estate listing strategies is pricing your home according to an accurate

comparative market analysis or a CMA. Professional listing agents know which recently sold homes to include in your CMA and which ones to exclude. They have access to the freshest data and the insight to select the variables most relevant to your property.

2. Getting More Qualified Customers to View Your Property

Getting foot traffic—that’s what’s important in selling your home. When you have a higher quantity of prequalified buyers showing up at your open house and buyers’ agents showing their clients your property, you’ll have a higher chance of entertaining competitive bids.

3. Choosing the Best Offer

When those offers do come in, do you know which one deserves top ranking? Are you skilled in working with agents to motivate buyers to make a competitive deal? Some offers look brilliant at face value when the true “contender” might not measure up to the untrained eye. When you contract with a professional listing agent, you’ve got experience on your side.

4. Facing the Challenges of Closing

You’ve accepted an offer and are in the inspection process. Your buyer has come to you with requests for repairs. When do you push back, and when do you comply? Your real estate professional will work with their counterpart to make sure the deal gets done to everyone’s satisfaction and without robbing you of your potential profits at closing time.

5. Selling Your House for the Highest Price

The 2016 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, a study done by the National Association of Realtors, found that sellers who used a real estate agent sold their homes on average at $60,000 higher than owners who didn’t have the help of a professional agent. That’s a lot of money, especially when you consider the effort and resources a listing agent saves homeowners when they represent your listing.

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Mary Platt

Designated Broker

(602) 618-6764

Mary@PlattTeamAZ.com

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Three Reasons Now Is a Great Time to List Your Home for Sale

Housing market conditions are challenging for buyers in many parts of the country; sellers, meanwhile, are finding the market favorable. Inventory levels are low and sales prices are high. In some markets, multiple offers have become prevalent. And in a blow to first-time buyers everywhere, fewer affordable homes are coming onto the market. Despite all this, existing-home sales climbed in the month of May; every region except the Midwest posted month-over-month and year-over-year sales increases.

1. Low Inventory

According to Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), “Current demand levels indicate sales should be stronger, but it’s clear some would-be buyers are having to delay or postpone their home search because low supply is leading to worsening affordability conditions.” In May, 1.96 million existing homes were available for sale, an inventory increase of 2.1 percent from a month earlier. However, for the past 24 months, inventory has fallen year over year, and May was no exception: inventory was 8.4 percent lower than last year. At the current sales pace, the current housing stock could last only 4.2 months, down from 4.7 months a year ago.

2. Selling Quickly

Due to the inventory shortages, homes are not sitting on the market for long. In May, the time it took for a home to go from listed to sold was on average 27 days. This is the shortest time frame recorded since NAR began tracking the number of days on the market in May 2011. Of all the homes sold in May, 55 percent were on the market for less than 30 days, another all-time-high record.

3. Prices Up

With high demand and low inventory, home prices climbed to a record-breaking high. In May, the median existing-home price reached $252,800, a 5.8 percent increase from a year ago. This is the highest recorded median sales price, overtaking June 2016’s peak of $247,600. What’s more, this is the 63rd month in a row of year-over-year sales gains. According to Yun, “Home prices keep chugging along at a pace that is not sustainable in the long run.” Unless the market sees an increase in the number of listings in the affordable price range, housing affordability may be affected. 
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Mary Platt • Designated Broker

(602) 618-6764 • Mary@PlattTeamAZ.com

www.SilverAllianceRealtyAZ.com

www.SilverAllianceAZHomeSearch.com

Our Proven Marketing Methods - How We Advertise Your Home

Our goal when selling your home is to get the highest price with the fastest close date.  We do this by providing professional and first class service while giving  your home maximum exposure to the real estate market! 

• Drone Pictures & Video:  Drone pictures and video are the latest form of real estate marketing.  This bird’s eye view not only increases the property’s appeal, but also gives potential buyers a chance to admire the local neighborhood.

• GoPro Virtual Tours:  GoPro virtual tours are on the forefront of real estate technology. These videos are shared to Silver Alliance Realty’s Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Google+, and more.  A virtual tour makes your home stand out!

• E-mail Campaigns:  Platt Team AZ  has 17 years of networking experience in the Arizona real estate industry. We are able to directly feature your home in our e-mail campaigns that are sent to our large contact database.

• Postcards:  When listing a home with Platt Team AZ your home will be advertised with stunning, professionally printed postcards delivered to over 100 homes surrounding the property.

• Flyers:  Standard for all Platt Team AZ listings are bold, bright-colored flyers to be left inside the property and at the post for potential buyers.

• Social Media:  Graphics and videos of your home will be professionally designed and shared with all of our online community.

• Open Houses:  Open houses are a great opportunity to invite potential buyers in to visit the home for sale.

• Real Estate Websites:  We advertise on several real estate websites including, Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, and more.  Silver Alliance Realty is proud to be a premier listing agent on Zillow.


     

Contact Platt Team AZ today to get started on the home selling process!

Mary Platt
Designated Broker
(602) 618-6764
Mary@PlattTeamAZ.com

Tom Platt

REALTOR®

(602) 615-8470

Tom@PlattTeamAZ.com

www.SilverAllianceRealtyAZ.com

www.SilverAllianceAZHomeSearch.com

4 Reasons to Sell Your Home During the Holidays

1) Motivated Buyers – Those who take the time to look during the busy holidays are
more likely to be serious buyers!

2) Less Competition – With less homes on
the market during the holidays, the serious
buyers have fewer homes to choose from.

3) Homes Show Better Decorated – What
a great way to capitalize on how cozy and
inviting your home looks when decorated
for the holidays.

4) Winter Visitors and Snowbirds – People
visiting the Valley could be a sale for you.