We have all heard how terrible things are in the real esate market,  how now may not be the right time to sell, and that it is a buyer’s market.  All of this information may be true depending on where you live.  To satisfy my own curiosity, I did some research on the market today (1-1-10 until today) compared to last year at this same time.  In Council Bluffs, we have nearly 100 less homes on the market today as the same time last year, we have sold about 20 less houses with the samedays to close as last year, BUT the average sales price is actually up slightly.  Houses continue to sell for about 96% of their list price. 

 This all leads up to me saying…  What we need are some new properties.  If you know anyone who may be thinking of selling, please have them contract me….NOW IS THE TIME!!!  Don’t wait until everyone else is selling.  There are only 3 things that are considered when purchasing a home:  Location (can’t do anything about that it is where it is), Condition (future blogs will give you some good ideas on staging and presentation…the owner controls this!)  and Pricing (The most important factor and the one the owner definitely controls!)  In this market place, correct pricing is key.  Let me design a marketing plan that will get your home sold quicker than the average 121 days!  First time buyers have less than 90 days to have a contract on a new home in order to qualify for the $8500 tax credit!!

Tags: Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs Home Sales Market, Iowa Homes, Omaha/Council Bluffs Residential Real Estate Consulting, Southwest Iowa Home Sales Market

Posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 2:37 pm and is filed under Buy a House, First Time Home Buyers, Homes for Sale, Housing Market, Questions and Answers, Real Estate. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.