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retiredguy123 11-29-2017 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by EPutnam1863 (Post 1482774)
This reminds me of one offer that was such a lowball offer ($200,000 less) that it made us angry enough to fire our realtor. That town had such a glut of houses for sale that buyers come in, thinking they could steal properties.
Lowball offers should never make a seller angry. Whenever I have sold a house, I told the realtor to bring all offers to me regardless of how low it is. If it is too low you can just say no or make a counteroffer. There is no reason to be angry. An offer is an offer. That is a good thing.

ColdNoMore 11-29-2017 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1482800)
Lowball offers should never make a seller angry. Whenever I have sold a house, I told the realtor to bring all offers to me regardless of how low it is. If it is too low you can just say no or make a counteroffer. There is no reason to be angry. An offer is an offer. That is a good thing.
:agree:

And getting angry enough to fire your own agent, given that they are required by law to present you with every offer...seems a little strange.

There HAS to be more to that story...there just has to.

CFrance 11-29-2017 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1482464)
You did not over pay............With an arm's length transaction, you made Market Value by definition.

Congrats on your home!!
Is that you, dewilson58?

dewilson58 11-29-2017 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1482807)
Is that you, dewilson58?
Is what me???

It's me, no one else will be me.

:thumbup:

CFrance 11-29-2017 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1482811)
Is what me???

It's me, no one else will be me.

:thumbup:
The avatar. Quite dashing, I say!
(oops... off topic:D)

dewilson58 11-29-2017 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1482824)
The avatar. Quite dashing, I say!
(oops... off topic:D)
My mug on Bonita Beach.

:0000000000luvmyhors

champion6 11-30-2017 11:59 AM
Interesting ad in today's Daily Sun for Properties of The Villages:
Pre-Owned Homes Closed in 2016
2,029 - Properties of The Villages
413 - Realty Exec.
242 - Remax
164 - ERA
Statistics based on Public Record January 1 - December 31, 2016.

I'm surprised to see it so dominated by TV.

Mrs. Robinson 12-01-2017 03:58 AM
Are the Statistics Comparing Apples to Apples?
 
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Originally Posted by champion6 (Post 1483031)
Interesting ad in today's Daily Sun for Properties of The Villages:
Pre-Owned Homes Closed in 2016
2,029 - Properties of The Villages
413 - Realty Exec.
242 - Remax
164 - ERA
Statistics based on Public Record January 1 - December 31, 2016.

I'm surprised to see it so dominated by TV.
Does TV's statistics include new construction, and if it does, the figures are not a fair comparison.

GoodLife 12-01-2017 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by champion6 (Post 1483031)
Interesting ad in today's Daily Sun for Properties of The Villages:
Pre-Owned Homes Closed in 2016
2,029 - Properties of The Villages
413 - Realty Exec.
242 - Remax
164 - ERA
Statistics based on Public Record January 1 - December 31, 2016.

I'm surprised to see it so dominated by TV.
I was told by a friend who used to sell for The Villages and now is very successful Realtor here that The Villages counts both sides of transaction (the listing and then the sale) thereby doubling their numbers. 2029 dived by 52 equals 39 listings/sales per week.

I check their website several times per week and do not see that kind of activity.

graciegirl 12-01-2017 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by GoodLife (Post 1483371)
I was told by a friend who used to sell for The Villages and now is very successful Realtor here that The Villages counts both sides of transaction (the listing and then the sale) thereby doubling their numbers. 2029 dived by 52 equals 39 listings/sales per week.

I check their website several times per week and do not see that kind of activity.
Rumors abound. I see that there were NO HOMES south of 466A a little more than six years ago. NOW look at it.

Many local realtors really resent not being able to sell new homes here and there are many stories in the naked city about the developers by the disgruntled realtors.

The Villages has a huge list of people waiting to buy as for the next 14 years there will be ten thousand Baby Boomers a DAY retire. Not all of them will move here, but they would if they were smart. My source is Pew Research.

GoodLife 12-01-2017 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1483373)
Rumors abound. I see that there were NO HOMES south of 466A a little more than six years ago. NOW look at it.

Many local realtors really resent not being able to sell new homes here and there are many stories in the naked city about the developers by the disgruntled realtors.

The Villages has a huge list of people waiting to buy as for the next 14 years there will be ten thousand Baby Boomers a DAY retire. Not all of them will move here, but they would if they were smart.
Not a disgruntled Realtor, he made a lot of money selling for The Villages and then decided to become Realtor. He closed 59 homes last year. Anyway, I just don't see 39 new resale listings on TV website every week, which is what they would have to average to make their number.

graciegirl 12-01-2017 08:59 AM
Baby Boomers Retire | Pew Research Center



Current resales listed on The Villages site;

Homefinder - The Villages(R) Homes and Villas for Sale

champion6 12-01-2017 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson (Post 1483302)
Does TV's statistics include new construction, and if it does, the figures are not a fair comparison.
New construction would not be included because it states "Pre-Owned Homes."
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Originally Posted by GoodLife (Post 1483371)
I was told by a friend who used to sell for The Villages and now is very successful Realtor here that The Villages counts both sides of transaction (the listing and then the sale) thereby doubling their numbers. 2029 dived by 52 equals 39 listings/sales per week.
I check their website several times per week and do not see that kind of activity.
There is only one closing in a transaction. It states "Pre-Owned Homes Closed in 2016." I don't think you friend's "counts both sides" explanation applies to these numbers.

GoodLife 12-01-2017 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by champion6 (Post 1483691)
New construction would not be included because it states "Pre-Owned Homes."
There is only one closing in a transaction. It states "Pre-Owned Homes Closed in 2016." I don't think you friend's "counts both sides" explanation applies to these numbers.
You can believe what you want. I don't see 39 new listings per week on Villages website.

Mrs. Robinson 12-03-2017 06:27 AM
The Truth!
 
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1483373)
Rumors abound. I see that there were NO HOMES south of 466A a little more than six years ago. NOW look at it.

Many local realtors really resent not being able to sell new homes here and there are many stories in the naked city about the developers by the disgruntled realtors.

The Villages has a huge list of people waiting to buy as for the next 14 years there will be ten thousand Baby Boomers a DAY retire. Not all of them will move here, but they would if they were smart. My source is Pew Research.
Local Realtors "resent" not being able to sell new homes here for two reasons:

1. It is against the industry standard when an office (TV, in this case) will not cooperate with all brokers.
2. This is how Realtors make a living. No one being shut out of doing their job would like a situation such as this, as TV does to all outside brokers.

TV is hardly the size of the "naked city" and Realtors are not "disgruntled."
They are however, bothered by the fact that sellers are not being given the service they deserve because TV will not cooperate with them, allowing them to show and sell their listings.
Sellers in TV are not receiving the full service they deserve

The Villages does not have a "huge list of people waiting to buy."
They have a list of interested potential buyers.

The Pew information you cite is 7-year old information (2011).
I didn't read it but it has to be obsolete and partially out of date going by today's standards.
Some of the baby boomers are already in their 70s and I don't think that in the 14 years you mention, they will be buying here because at that point, they would already be 80 something.


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