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What is the best way to determine the asking price of a house and why is it important? Find out here in this field guide.
Home Pricing Statistics
Source: The 2010 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®—Research, 2009). Chart 6-28, click on image for larger version.
Source: The 2010 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®—Research, 2009). Chart 6-31, click on image for larger version.
Determining the Correct Asking Price
The asking price roulette..., (ActiveRain, May 4, 2011).
Property listing pricing strategies for any market, (Realty Times, Apr. 9, 2010).
Factors that should NOT affect your home asking price, (ActiveRain, Mar. 29, 2010).
Home won't sell? Try two prices instead of one, (Psychology Today, Feb. 10, 2010).
Pricing pointers, (REALTOR® Magazine, Sales Meetings Toolkits, n.d.).
Advice for Your Customers
Priced to sell, (Realty Times, Aug. 24. 2010).
Seller, reduce: 5 signs you need to cut your asking price, (SFGate, July 22, 2010).
Tips for pricing your home, (REALTOR® Magazine, n.d.).
Pricing Product
Pricing your home to sell—DVD, (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®, Item # 141-177).
Home Price Calculators
HPI Calculator, (Federal Housing Finance Agency, n.d.).
Home Values, (Yahoo! Real Estate, n.d.).
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Home, (Adobe eReader)
Home Seller's Checklist (Adobe eReader)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
NAR® Guide to Home Selling: Insider Tips for Home Selling Made Easy, (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007). HD 1375 N21n
Field Guides & More
These field guides and other resources in the Virtual Library may also be of interest:
Field Guide to Home Inspections
Field Guide to Staging and Preparing a House for Sale
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