Atlanta Home Selling Advice  – Pricing & Selling your Atlanta home for top dollar

If you are thinking of selling your Atlanta or Decatur home this Spring, it is more important that ever to do your homework PRIOR to pricing and listing your home.

Pricing your home correctly the FIRST time can not only get your home sold faster, it can save you thousands.  As of 3Q09, homes that price their home correctly (and didn’t have to reduce), sold their home in 27 days.

Yes,  even in this crazy real estate market, you CAN sell your home in 30 days or less!

As you’ll see in the first chart below, those Atlanta home sellers that had to reduce the price one or more times, they were on the market for 256 days… that’s almost 10 times longer.

If you think you have the patience to wait 256 days to sell your home, consider your pocketbook.  

The  sellers that priced the home correctly the first time, sold their home for 96.8% of the their listing price. 

For those sellers that wanted to “test the market” and start with a higher listing price, they ended up selling their home for 75.7% of the original list price.  

On a $300,000 home, that is a difference of more than $60,000.

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So how do you make sure that you price it correctly the FIRST time?  I would recommend the following:

1)  Interview three local Atlanta real estate agents

2)  Ask them to walk you through the neighborhood sales from the last 3 MONTHS.  The market is constantly changing, so a home that sold a year ago in your neighborhood is no longer a true comparable

3)  Understand your current competition – ask the real estate agent(s) to show you the other homes that are for sale in your neighborhood so you have a clear understanding of how your home stacks up 

4)  Get the agents honest feedback on your home’s value.  If you receive three separate opinions, you should be able to determine the fair market value for your home… and GET IT SOLD!

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Posted by:  Kerry Lucasse – Atlanta GA Real Estate Agent – Atlanta Home Search Team
The ATL Home Search Team is part of Keller Williams Realty,
specializing in Intown Atlanta and Decatur Real Estate, Foreclosures and Bungalows & Historic Homes

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Decatur Real Estate – Condos and townhomes for sale – Downtown Decatur homes for sale

In the heart of Downtown Decatur, on the corner of Ponce de Leon and Commerce Drive, this upscale condominium at the Artisan is officially under contract in LESS THAN 30 DAYS!

CONGRATS to Peter & Ashley!

The Artisan itself is absolutely gorgeous and offers residents secured parking, 24-hour concierge services, billiard room (overlooking Downtown Decatur), a rooftop pool, spacious club house, guest parking and of course, a location that just can’t be beat – restaurants, shops, MARTA and the Decatur Square are at your doorstep.

>>> View ALL of the condominiums for sale at The Artisan <<<

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Kerry Lucasse  ::  Decatur GA Real Estate  ::    Keller Williams Realty  ::  404.432.1844

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CONGRATS to first-time home buyers Ben & Laura!  They just purchased a bungalow in East Lake (near the popular Oakhurst Village). 

Their 1920s brick bungalow has gorgeous hardwoods, an open floor plan and a fully renovated kitchen.  It would have sold for at least $35,000 more just a few years ago, but Ben & Laura were very savvy “first timers” and immediately knew it was the perfect home for them.  

Not only do they have a gorgeous new home at an exceptional price, Laura & Ben have a low interest rate on their mortgage AND they qualify for the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit.  

If you are thinking of buying your first home, the clock is ticking!  Please don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  To qualify for the tax credit, you need to purchase your home by November 30, 2009.

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POSTED BY:  Kerry Lucasse  - Keller Williams Realty – 404.432.1844

Intown Atlanta Neighborhoods – East Lake Atlanta Homes - Oakhurst Decatur Homes

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