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Old 01-26-2014, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ijusluvit View Post
I'd be curious to know why you have made this suggestion. It is rather 'conventional wisdom' that the Villages sales offices clearly promote and emphasize their new properties to prospective buyers. I'd think someone like the OP would prefer a more balanced view, from someone like an experienced MLS sales person for example.
In the very near future, all Villages Sales reps will be selling resales--not new ones--because the end of new construction has been planned out for years. They are already re-tooled toward selling resales, and they're doing just that.

One reason new homes are "promoted and emphasized" with new buyers is because they are empty, and one can see the various floor plans available throughout the new and used homes in TV.

Sellers of their resale homes would not be happy if 300 people staying on Lifestyle Preview were given showings of their listings, only to find out the lookers coming for a showing are just getting their first overview of TV and are not yet ready to buy in the first 3-5 days here. Sellers think showings are people who want to buy, not just traipse thru to get an overview.

Ask to see resales and they'll show them.