Frustration is abound around the Charlotte area. Realtors around our area are continually answer questions about the lack of selling, the lack of showings and what to do next.
No agency big or small, nationwide or regional is immune to what we are experiencing around Charlotte.
It used to be that the mantra for real estate was “location, location,location”! While location is still very important there is a new mantra that good Realtors need to abide by. This is “internet internet,internet and pictures, pictures pictures”
While strictly following the new rules of the game won’t guarantee results, it can help. You see more than 80% of buyers are on the interent to find homes. If the pictures are not good or the main picture does not draw visitors to continue looking, you have lost them forever!
Interestingly we agents are fielding calls about homes but the majority of them are from buyers that we have renamed ‘speculators’. We are finding the very first question out of a speculators month is “What is the sellers situation?”. They are essentially trolling for ‘steals’.
It is very difficult times for the legitimate home seller! However, the a few rules will always stay the same. Stage it, price it right and you will eventually get a buyer. However, if you don’t price it right in this market, you essentially are eliminating your home from consideration!
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