Comments on: Three Steps to Staging a Listed Property http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:20:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Real Estate Agents, Kefalonia http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-225980 Real Estate Agents, Kefalonia Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:37:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-225980 What if Google entered the Real Estate market? What if Google entered the Real Estate market?

]]> By: The Feed Bag - Refried and Served Again http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-208241 The Feed Bag - Refried and Served Again Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:09:12 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-208241 [...] Ardell has a great post up about staging. Three Steps to Staging a Listed Property. [...] [...] Ardell has a great post up about staging. Three Steps to Staging a Listed Property. [...]

]]> By: Jillayne Schlicke http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206637 Jillayne Schlicke Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:06:50 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206637 I'm sorry; I've been slammed this week with phone calls and emails from several thousand loan originators who have put off their continuing ed until now. I have two posts almost ready to go. One on HR3915 and another on mortgage fraud part 2, but you all will have to wait another day! I'm more of a weekend blog poster. I’m sorry; I’ve been slammed this week with phone calls and emails from several thousand loan originators who have put off their continuing ed until now. I have two posts almost ready to go. One on HR3915 and another on mortgage fraud part 2, but you all will have to wait another day! I’m more of a weekend blog poster.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206611 ARDELL Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:22:39 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206611 LOL!!! I was just thinking I'm getting pretty tired of looking at that penguin. He's cute, but someone PLEASE rain on my post! LOL!!! I was just thinking I’m getting pretty tired of looking at that penguin. He’s cute, but someone PLEASE rain on my post!

]]> By: old guy http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206596 old guy Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:03:20 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206596 I'm sorry but this is not a very interesting post at all, could sombody post some interesting stuff i can troll on..... PLEASE!!!!!! ---- 3 steps to staging is not INTERESTING!!!!!!! I’m sorry but this is not a very interesting post at all, could sombody post some interesting stuff i can troll on….. PLEASE!!!!!!
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3 steps to staging is not INTERESTING!!!!!!!

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206524 ARDELL Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:48:54 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206524 We'll agree to disagree for now. So far I'm seeing patience paying off better than jumping ahead of the curve and getting too panicky about not having a fast offer. It's not a buyer's market. Not a seller's market either. Just because there is a lot of inventory doesn't mean the best of the pack needs to jump ahead of the curve price-wise, nor should they. We’ll agree to disagree for now. So far I’m seeing patience paying off better than jumping ahead of the curve and getting too panicky about not having a fast offer. It’s not a buyer’s market. Not a seller’s market either.

Just because there is a lot of inventory doesn’t mean the best of the pack needs to jump ahead of the curve price-wise, nor should they.

]]> By: SeattleProspectiveBuyer http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206395 SeattleProspectiveBuyer Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:19:19 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206395 Ardell said: "#28 When you represent the seller, only what is best for the seller is relevant. When you represent the buyer, only what is best for the buyer is relevant. There is never an answer that will suit both types of representation simultaneously. This is a seller oriented post." Suggesting that a seller be price competitive *is* in the interests of the seller. My post specifically stated an example in which the *seller* would have been better off had they taken price more into consideration than they did and got "ahead of the market", as you would put it. "When you represent the seller, only what is best for the seller is relevant." I know what you meant, but in a literal sense this is just silly. As a current buyer - and I've both bought and sold in the past - *my* interests should be the interests of the seller. If we're in a buyers market, which we are, and my interests are in a lower price, then that should be the interest of the seller. There are too many properties out there right now with fancy photographs, pottery barn tablecloths, and fresh cookies. None of them stand out to me, and sometimes the smell of cookies smells like desperation. Ardell said:

“#28

When you represent the seller, only what is best for the seller is relevant.

When you represent the buyer, only what is best for the buyer is relevant.

There is never an answer that will suit both types of representation simultaneously. This is a seller oriented post.”

Suggesting that a seller be price competitive *is* in the interests of the seller. My post specifically stated an example in which the *seller* would have been better off had they taken price more into consideration than they did and got “ahead of the market”, as you would put it.

“When you represent the seller, only what is best for the seller is relevant.”

I know what you meant, but in a literal sense this is just silly. As a current buyer – and I’ve both bought and sold in the past – *my* interests should be the interests of the seller. If we’re in a buyers market, which we are, and my interests are in a lower price, then that should be the interest of the seller. There are too many properties out there right now with fancy photographs, pottery barn tablecloths, and fresh cookies. None of them stand out to me, and sometimes the smell of cookies smells like desperation.

]]> By: don greenup http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206128 don greenup Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:05:52 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206128 Don, I don’t agree with “jumping ahead of the downward curve”. Literally that would mean selling for less than your sellers might be able to get. There’s clearly a danger in that outlook. LOL, Well if the market is going down you will always have the highest priced house in the marketplace. You leave money on the table for the seller - no different when the market is upward escalating you price it above market. It is just the reverse concept. Sorry, but having been through some nasty markets in 30 plus years you need to adjust your thinking. Market time from statistics my partner gathered indicate market time is now around 27 weeks and growing. Prices will be down to flat next year. My guess at this point would be 1- 3% decline next year. Rates also will start to go up as the bond market will demand a risk premium for our fiscal stupidity. Don,

I don’t agree with “jumping ahead of the downward curve”. Literally that would mean selling for less than your sellers might be able to get. There’s clearly a danger in that outlook.

LOL, Well if the market is going down you will always have the highest priced house in the marketplace. You leave money on the table for the seller – no different when the market is upward escalating you price it above market. It is just the reverse concept. Sorry, but having been through some nasty markets in 30 plus years you need to adjust your thinking. Market time from statistics my partner gathered indicate market time is now around 27 weeks and growing. Prices will be down to flat next year. My guess at this point would be 1- 3% decline next year. Rates also will start to go up as the bond market will demand a risk premium for our fiscal stupidity.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206075 ARDELL Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:52:46 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206075 #28 When you represent the seller, only what is best for the seller is relevant. When you represent the buyer, only what is best for the buyer is relevant. There is never an answer that will suit both types of representation simultaneously. This is a seller oriented post. #28

When you represent the seller, only what is best for the seller is relevant.

When you represent the buyer, only what is best for the buyer is relevant.

There is never an answer that will suit both types of representation simultaneously. This is a seller oriented post.

]]> By: Athol Kay http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206048 Athol Kay Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:56:02 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/11/05/three-steps-to-staging-a-listed-property/#comment-206048 Staging + Photos = good for moblizing buyers into action at the proper price point. Staging + Photos = good for moblizing buyers into action at the proper price point.

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