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Originally Posted by janmcn
- - - - -New home sales are the engine that powers the growth of The Villages. Without those sale, builders won't get paid, vendors won't get paid, etc, etc. Obviously the sales agents are going to concentrate on new homes sales as that is where the profits are, not in the 6% commission paid on resale homes. The developer already made his money on resale homes when they were originally sold.
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Originally Posted by KathieI
Having had my designer home on the market for the past 10 months with TV sales group, I can tell you the excuses are, we have the most preowned homes to sell than we have ever had, that with having many new spec homes to sell is creating more inventory for them then they like to have.
The lastest incentives like, pick your kitchen cabinets, pick your lot and now % off a new house is just to give incentive for the agents to lure qualified buyers to new homes.
My suggestion to anyone wanting to sell a preowned, go directly to MLS do not stop or hesitate. I have at least 5 friends who have not been able to sell their homes through TV sales and there's a lot of frustration out there. My plan is to sell FSBO as soon as my contract expires this month and it will be reduced by more than sales agents percentage. Keep your fingers crossed.
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I think Kathie and janmcn are on to something.
So -- just what are those sellers listed with TV agents right now? Chopped liver?
While there are many excellent TV agents and while the website for their listings is really easy to navigate, I think the two posters I have quoted here have said some things for potential sellers to think about.
There are a lot of really nice pre-owned homes that have been lingering on the market with TV listings for months -- and months. I have wondered if this is particularly true in the areas just north of 466A because of the proximity to the new areas. Is it easier to get a qualified buyer to cross the road and drive a little farther? And here comes Fruitland Park.
Also, if I were a potential buyer, I would be looking at some of the beautiful pre-owned homes. I bet there could be some real deals now. And, just think -- you could avoid the possibility of getting into one of those dramatic scenarios that can happen when trying to deal with upgrades in landscaping, etc., because upgrades would already be there. And you just might get a house that is only a few years old with a brand new roof. (We bought pre-owned so I am not just whistlin' Dixie here.)