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1228 Walter St SE (Dec 11)
UPDATE: 1228 Walter St SE (Dec 30)
Update II: 1228 Walter Street SE (Feb 8)
You can go to Joe's real estate website and see properties that have recently sold:
On Joe's webpage it says the 'original price' was 529K. However, that was not original price, but merely the most recently listed price. The original price was 549K. Joe should change the wording from 'original price' to 'last asking price' or change the amount from 529,000 to 549,000. Currently, it is misleading.
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David -
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is misleading, but technically, I can't list multiple prices on my site. Perhaps I should simply list the $549,000 price as the original price. I certainly don't mind listing the original price, as the MLS (MRIS) lists all price changes, and I'm not trying to intentionally mislead anyone. That is not the way I act. The price of $549,000 was based on faulty information that the last home sold for $565,000. If we had known that it sold for much less, we would have listed the home for $529,000. I hope this clarification helps.
Regarding our final price....the most recent sale on Walter St. sold for $532,500 ($545,000 less a 12,500 seller subsidy) and it had a garage. I think our final sale price of $517,000, w/out a garage, was a solid price in an adjusting market.
Keep in mind that we had well over 325 people through the 6 open houses....it had to sell at some point. :-) Take care...I enjoy your site.
Joe
Joe,
ReplyDelete"and I'm not trying to intentionally mislead anyone"
I am not accusing you of misleading people as I think it is an honest oversight. Either change the wording 'original price' or change it to 549K. As it stands now it is unintentionally misleading.
It seems everything I read these days is misleading ;)
ReplyDeleteWay more than I think it's worth. Bubble hasn't popped yet, or even really begun, in my opinion. I think it's got a long way down to go.
ReplyDeleteSo it sold for about 32,000 below what was originally asked?
ReplyDeleteI guess this is a start.
Joe, I would agree that you are misleading buyers, and I'm sure that your real estate association has ethical considerations you might want to review. But I find it refreshing that you respond here. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteThe content on my site may have been misleading, but I am not intentionally misleading anyone. The Walter Street original list price has been changed on my site, and I have be submitting an update request to my site designer for additional price change fields. So long as the tone of the comments are sincere and valid, I don't mind criticism. :-) Thanks for your comments.
ReplyDeleteOne side note regarding pricing....The price of listed homes is set by the seller, not the agent. We advise accordingly, based on comps and market conditions, but in the end, the seller makes the final decision. In this changing market, you will find that sellers are opting to list on the high end, necessitating a price change after only a few weeks. In the end, market forces (suppy and demand) determine the final price.
Joe