Holiday Happenings in Allyn, WA~Santa Claus is coming to town & More!

Unbelievable how quickly the holidays have happened upon us!   My granddaughter and grandson were just telling me about the wish lists they have made for Santa and now they need to get their list to Santa!!  What better way to do it than go to the man himself!!   Save the dates!   There is a lot happening around the town of Allyn!

Selling a Home in the Allyn, Belfair, Hood Canal & Grapeview, WA Area

 Successfully Marketing Your Home Online

Selling a home is always an important task that has a lot of risks and rewards involved with it.

With more than 89% of home buyers using the internet to do research and look at homes, the online marketing of homes for sale in Allyn, Belfair, Hood Canal & Grapeview, WA Area is critical.

In this article we will look at the 3 most important factors in online marketing of real estate and how they can be used to better market your property and get more people to contact your agent and then physically see your home.

According to the National Association of Realtors 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the 3 most important features of a real estate website for buyers are:

1.      Photos of your home

2.      Detailed information of your home

3.      A Virtual Tour of your home

The key to successfully marketing your home online is to get potential buyers off the computer and into your home is using proven strategies of online marketing that are so often missing in real estate!

The first goal is to get buyers to contact your agent about your home; the second goal is to get buyers to contact your agent period so that the agent can schedule a showing of your home with the buyer.

Marketing Your Home to attract buyers

1.      Make sure that good pictures of your home are taken so that when buyers see your home online, that the pictures show your home to its’ fullest potential. Tips for this include to make sure that there is good outside lighting and that interior lights are turned on, that everything is picked up so that there is no clutter in the kitchen, bathrooms, living room, etc. and that multiple pictures are taken of every room so that the best of each can be selected for the marketing of your home.

2.      Be sure that all the details of your home are given to your Realtor and that they use this in their marketing. More and more, buyers want information and data, and making sure your Realtor and buyers have all the information and data for your home is critical.

3.      Bring both the great photos and information about your home alive by having a virtual tour created that lets buyers get a sense of your home in a way that is impossible except to actually be there themselves.

A serious flaw that most Realtors make when creating a virtual tour is including music with it!

Many people look at homes while at work or while doing other things, and having unwanted music blasting over their computer while they are just trying to look at the photos and information of your home is a great  way to lose them immediately the one time they will see your home’s photos and information! Do not risk getting the dreaded back button clicked or the internet browser closed all together during the best opportunity you have for showing off your home to potential buyers.

Get on the Buyers Short List….or at least get them to contact your agent!

Buyers will look at hundreds of homes online and it is impossible for them to see every one of them, even ones that might be exactly what they are looking for. By the time even a short number of homes have been viewed, it is easy for buyers to miss the fact that your home is one they should schedule a viewing with to see!

This is where using the principals of online marketing can help sell your home.

By offering buyers more information they likely want, your agent can get buyers to contact them and then schedule a showing with the buyer for your home. If the buyer never contacts your agent in the first place, then it is impossible for your agent to even attempt to schedule a showing of your property with potentially the perfect buyers!

This is why offers of other important information should always be made in the Virtual Tour and the other online marketing tools your Realtor uses.

Imagine a typical case of buyers looking at homes online in Allyn, Belfair, Hood Canal & Grapeview, WA Area.

Having looked at 25 other homes for sale in Allyn, Belfair, Hood Canal & Grapeview, WA Area, a buyer sees your home online, but is tired from seeing so many homes and quickly glances at a few pictures and almost instinctively clicks the ‘next’ button. Does this sound familiar?!

A way to get the buyer to stop and make contact with your agent is to make a number of offers for other information that will then allow your agent to schedule a showing of your property with the buyer.

Offers such as a list of homes for sale that meet their profile in Allyn, Belfair, Hood Canal & Grapeview, WA Area, a free list of foreclosed homes for sale (buyers in all price points love deals and do not realize the issues with buying foreclosures and most quickly give up the notion and buy listed homes for resale), a home market analysis (most people selling are doing so to buy another!) and so on.

By combining good photos of your home with all the information about it and creating a virtual tour and then putting that virtual tour all over the internet via the MLS and other online marketing channels available to Realtors combined with additional offers prompting buyers to contact your agent, the process of selling your home can be made easier and faster than otherwise possible.

And since so few real estate professionals market homes this way, you will be at an advantage over all the other sellers currently in the market trying to sell their homes!

LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA Homes for Sale and Sold~2010 Year in Review~

Quite an interesting year 2010 was....... wouldn't you agree?  I think it is safe to say, we are all quite happy to move forward into 2011 with the hopes that the economy will show some better signs of life as well as the real estate market amongst other things, will start to stabilize and pick up a bit more.....

It is most definitely time for a full review of the latest and greatest happenings with homes for sale and sold, in LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA  for the year 2010.  Let's take a quick look at the year in review:

There are currently 16 homes for sale in LakeLand Village.  That brings the inventory down to a pretty low amount even for this time of year.  Typically in the winter, LakeLand Village will average around 20 active listings of homes for sale. 

The prices range anywhere from $149,950 (almost unheard of in previous years for a price for a home in LakeLand village) on up to $399,950.  The active homes for sale in LakeLand Village is broken down as follows:

• Price Range  -
• $100,000 to $200,000  there are 2 homes for sale
• $200,000 to $250,000 - there are 3 homes for sale
• $250,000 to $300,000 - there are 3 homes for sale
• $300,000 and up       - there are 8 homes for sale.
• Average price is = $303,574
• Average $$'s per square foot - $154.95
• Average days on the market - 306

Lots of price ranges and lots of choices!  Don't miss out on the opportunity to own a home in LakeLand Village!

There are currently two homes pending (under contract just going through the logistsics of closing the sale). 

• Average Price = $331,665
• Average $$'s per square foot = $146.91
• Average Days on the market = 94.5

The above shows that the pending homes were BELOW the average dollars per square foot of the active homes for sale and the market time a lot less as well.... hmmmmm sounds like some fairly and well priced homes!   Good job sellers!

There were a total of 15 homes sold in LakeLand Village for the year 2010.  This is only homes that were listed with real estate Brokers. 

Price Range :

• $100,000 to $200,000 - 3 homes sold
• $200,000 to $300,000 - 5 homes sold
• $300,000 to $400,000 - 7 homes sold

This means that there was an average of 1.25 homes sold each month in LakeLand Village for the year 2010. With the current amount of inventory (16) that would mean it would take 12.8 months to get rid of the entire 16 currently active homes for sale if no more came on the market.  We all know there will be (more than likely) more homes for sale come on the market, but it does give you a better idea of what is going on.... 

• Average Price = $265,233
• Average $$'s per square foot = $127.84
• Average days on the market = 304

LakeLand Village Homes for Sale & Sold Market Report ~Allyn, WA~ August~

LakeLand Village~Homes for Sale~Homes Sold~Market Report~LakeLand Village for the month of August 2010~

Fall is in the air, the weather can't decide whether it wants to rain or not, be hot or cold and the days are slowly getting a little shorter......  The kids are getting ready to head back to school August 1st as well! 

So what is the LakeLand Village Real Estate Market doing during this season transition?

LakeLand Village had seen a steady rate of 2 homes sold per month on the average over the past year, but we seemed to have dropped to only one per month for the month of August as well as a few other months this year only showed one closing in LakeLand Village.  

One home for sale accepted an offer and was placed under contract during the month of August. Not a good sign for buyer activity, but it was a higher end home which was nice to see a higher end home selling.

Pending sales and solds do reflect that the buyers are all shopping in a price range of well under $350,000 for the most part...  Hmmm.... if you are selling your home these are really important numbers to be looking at! The dollars per square foot they are making offers on is pretty astounding to see! 

The inventory of homes for sale in LakeLand Village is at 27 active homes for sale listed with Real Estate Agents. It has stayed consistent inventory wise. This time of year is typically when we start to see more homes come off the market for sale as owners re-group and possibly go a different route with their real estate goals.  Let's check out the numbers...

Active Homes for Sale In LakeLand Village:

• Average Price : $306,507
  • (2) under $200,000
  • (6) $200,000 to $250,000
  • (6) $250,000 to $300,000
  • (7) $300,000 to $350,000
  • (5) $350,000 to $400,000
  • (0) (400,000 to $450,000
  • (1) over $500,000
• Average $$'s per square foot : $159.97
• Average Days on the Market: 237 days

Pending Homes Sales in LakeLand Village:

Out of the many homes for sale in LakeLand Village over the last six months, there are currently 3 homes for sale pending (meaning they have mutually accepted offers on them between buyer and seller). The summary is:

• Average Price : $244,975
• Average $$'s per square foot : $113.33
• Average Days on the Market: 724.50 days  (looking to find out how to shorten your market time??  Call me let's talk about it!)

One of the reasons two of these homes are still pending is because they are short sales. A short sale is when a seller owes more on the property that what they are selling it for. 

Sold Homes in LakeLand Village:

There was only one home that sold in the month of August in LakeLand Village.

It was not a  bank owned property nor a short sale.  It was a higher end home listed at $395,000 and sold for $380,000.  We have not seen a sale above $350,000  for the year in Lakeland Village until now . The average dollar per square foot of the sold home was $134.56 which is right on the money for what the normal resales in LakeLand Village have been selling for. 

We are all hoping to see more activity in the coming months and the home sale market stabilizing into a more normal pattern.  It has been a fairly unpredictable market as of late just not knowing or seeing as many buyers coming through the door.

So what's the deal Buyers?  Tell us - what is holding you back?? There are so many awesome homes at awesome prices out there.... there is something for everyone!

Well - until next time - HAVE A SUPER DAY!  See ya next month!   

LakeLand Village Homes for Sale & Sold Market Report ~Allyn, WA~ June

LakeLand Village~Homes for Sale~Homes Sold~Market Report~LakeLand Village for the month of June 2010~

Spring is in the air, the weather can't decide whether it wants to rain or not, the days are longer and brighter with the time change; we made it through the wet, rainy Memorial Day weekend - so it's GOT to get better - right??

We'res till waiting for the summer heat and it looks like we still are waiting for buyers to get out into the housing market and take advantage of the awesome values and homes for sale!   LakeLand Village has seen a steady rate of 2 homes sold per month on the average over the past year, but we seemed to have dropped to only one per month the last two months....

One home for sale accepted an offer and was placed under contract during the month of June as well and there is still one that has not closed that is still pending that was put under contract in March. I believe this was a short sale hence the reason it has not closed as of yet. 

Pending sales and solds do reflect that the buyers are all shopping in a price range of well under $350,000 for the most part...  Hmmm.... if you are selling your home these are really important numbers to be looking at!

The inventory of homes for sale in LakeLand Village is at 30 active homes for sale listed with Real Estate Agents. It has stayed consistent inventory wise. This time of year is typically when we do see more homes come on the market for sale.  Let's check out the numbers...

Active Homes for Sale In LakeLand Village:

• Average Price : $313,329
  • (2) under $200,000
  • (6) $200,000 to $250,000
  • (6) $250,000 to $300,000
  • (9) $300,000 to $350,000
  • (4) $350,000 to $400,000
  • (2) (400,000 to $450,000
  • (1) over $500,000
• Average $$'s per square foot : $155.73
• Average Days on the Market: 246 days

Pending Homes Sales in LakeLand Village:

Out of the many homes for sale in LakeLand Village over the last six months, there are currently 2 homes for sale pending (meaning they have mutually accepted offers on them between buyer and seller). The summary is:

• Average Price : $238,950
• Average $$'s per square foot : $115.61
• Average Days on the Market: 530 days (hmmm they both show NUMEROUS price reductions - a well priced home from the BEGINNING is the best way to shorten your market time)...

Sold Homes in LakeLand Village:

There was only one home that sold in the month of June in LakeLand Village.

It was not a  bank owned property nor a short sale.  It did sell at an average of $99 per square foot.  The buyer of this home purchased an exceptional home at an exceptional value!

• Average Price : $319,000
• Average $$'s per square foot : $99.10
• Average days on market : 12 days.  Priced correctly for the market right out of the shoot definitely gets the job done!

HAVE A SUPER DAY!  See ya next month!