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When to Drop the Price

  How many days into a slow market should the seller decide to lower the asking price of a home?
 
 

What a good question!  But the answer depends on a great many factors.  Does the seller need a quick sale?  How well was the house priced in the first place?  And perhaps most of all -- what does an experienced agent recommend?

I'd advise going by the advice of your real estate agent, if you have one.  Otherwise, I'd drop the price every few weeks till I hit a level that attracts buyers.  We're in the top selling season right now, with people who want to move with the school year out there looking.  Don't waste that.

    Edith
Originally published on July 1, 2007
 
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