Probably not a deal-killer, but no one would have missed this photo, had it been omitted. The listing started at $50k over FMV, finished at $40k under FMV. 278 DOM, 72.67% net-SP/OLP.

Ahem. It’s easy to look at a long list of failed, fractured listings and think, “Well, the agents are really dumb, after all.” That surely is true, but it doesn’t mean that they are not also cynical, craven, mercenary, deceptive and predatory: You can’t slash the list price on a listing you don’t have…

So here we have The Dirty 30 for August 2024 in a 30-day live look into the MLS, the worst closings in Sun City this month:

When you’re giving away anywhere from 11% to 27% off the Original List Price, it’s not hard to figure out what the problem is. And whether or not agents are too dumb to learn better, I have every confidence that YOU are not.

Pricing to market in wise numbers produces better, faster results. If, on the other hand, you would rather wait for months for your money, you can pocket a whole lot less of it for your trouble…


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