[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by aallbrand

Everything is negotiable . Take what your Real Estate agent says with a grain of salt. If you do not look out for your money no one else will. Don't get caught up in the magic of the villages. Most home owners who buy houses in the villages are lied to just like every other market in the country. Heres the longest running lie in the villages " better buy now because when this phase is sold that's it no more homes will be built"

I agree. But, unfortunately, a lot of home buyers will work with a real estate agent, and will start to believe that the agent is working for them. Some will even refer to them as "my agent". So, if a buyer is going to negotiate a price for a pre-owned house, they should always know that the agent is the seller's agent. And, that the agent is always going to use any information the buyer provides, such as how much they are willing to pay, to the benefit of the seller. For example, if you tell an agent that you want to offer $400K, but you are willing to go up to $420K, there no chance that your offer will be accepted.

[Chi-Town]

Sold home and bought here in 2009. The owner here shared the pain. Doubt if that would be possible today.

[Dlbonivich]

Actually the number of the homes on the market is low. Many buyers waiting to get here to buy and sellers are not listing. I think it will continue to be a sellers market and so does the National Association of Realtors. Thanks Andrea Bonivich, Sellstate Superior Realty

[chrisinva]

"don't negotiate on new homes..." Our sales agent told us the same thing - new home prices are not negotiable. Not true.
I recently checked the Sumter county appraiser's site Sumter County Property Appraiser to see when & for how much the 12 or so new homes we were shown during 2018 were finally so for. (sorry for convoluted grammar) To my unpleasant surprise,, EACH was sold during 2018 or early 2019 for $30 -10, 000 less than the original listing price! Only one was sold at the list price we had seen. I will never never never make a listing price offer again and NEVER NEVER NEVER believe ANYTHING a Villages sales rep tells me.

[Olyarchik]

We bought two homes as rental properties and even though we bought them through the villages we negotiated the price on both. It is really up to the seller if the want to negotiate.

[thelegges]

Originally Posted by chrisinva

"don't negotiate on new homes..." Our sales agent told us the same thing - new home prices are not negotiable. Not true.
I recently checked the Sumter county appraiser's site Sumter County Property Appraiser to see when & for how much the 12 or so new homes we were shown during 2018 were finally so for. (sorry for convoluted grammar) To my unpleasant surprise,, EACH was sold during 2018 or early 2019 for $30 -10, 000 less than the original listing price! Only one was sold at the list price we had seen. I will never never never make a listing price offer again and NEVER NEVER NEVER believe ANYTHING a Villages sales rep tells me.

Sine I can remember when a village is almost done, they offer deals to close out village. New houses are NOT negotiable. Only the developer has a say on new houses. preowned, Different story. I did have a MLS this week refuse to put in a bid of 30,000 less. We changed rep, and new one was happy to do the paperwork

[bebemary]

Originally Posted by stadry

' allowed to sell ' ? ? ? pls explain,,,,,, if i buy a house,, who/what says we're NOT ALLOWED to sell ? ? ? there's got to be more to this arbitrary policy
even r e brokers sometimes forget they are agents of the SELLER unless the BUYER's paying the commission

In Fla REALTORS are not agents of the seller or the buyer. Legally they are facilitators. Agents who work for the developer are not board REALTORS but licensed sales agents of the developer. TWO different things. Sold Real Estate for 40 years in and out of The Villages

[vintageogauge]

It's so much easier to buy a new home, you get the price, look at the home and take it or leave it, you also get a nice warranty with it. Only downside is you are restricted to a handful of villages in which to look.

[bebemary]

In Fla. REALTORS do not LEGALLY represent buyer of seller but are facilitators. Agents of the developer have a Real Estate license but are not REALTORS. So which agents do you think are more likely to work for benefit of developer.? I sold Real Estate for 40 yrs. in Ohio and then here since 2000,

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by bebemary

In Fla REALTORS are not agents of the seller or the buyer. Legally they are facilitators. Agents who work for the developer are not board REALTORS but licensed sales agents of the developer. TWO different things. Sold Real Estate for 40 years in and out of The Villages

For pre-owned houses, there is a legal binding contract between the licensed broker and the seller. When the broker finds a willing and capable buyer, the seller is legally obligated to pay a commission to the broker, even if no sale occurs. The buyer is not a party to the listing contract and pays no commission, regardless of what happens, as long as he complies with the sales contract.

[John_W]

When I bought a new masonry CYV in 2011, I was on the phone talking to my salesman and telling him I had just sold my home and was ready to buy. He pointed me to a new CYV that was reduced from $169K to $162K. I found the home and while we were talking about the home, since there was no photos, the price of the home changed to $157K, I asked him if he did that. He said, did what? I said, it's $157K I'll buy it sight-unseen, and I did.

[newgirl]

Days on the market can be deceptive, if a listing has been expired and relisted the days in the market shown starts over. You need to do a market history checking both The villages sales and mls sales database.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by stadry

' allowed to sell ' ? ? ? pls explain,,,,,, if i buy a house,, who/what says we're NOT ALLOWED to sell ? ? ? there's got to be more to this arbitrary policy
even r e brokers sometimes forget they are agents of the SELLER unless the BUYER's paying the commission

Villages has/had clause when You buy new home, keep down the flipping. Which probably hurts their sales of new homes? Only thing I can think up for the clause? I think it two years what I’ve read. I didn’t purchase new house and that was 5 years ago. Clause could of changed?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Villages has/had clause when You buy new home, keep down the flipping. Which probably hurts their sales of new homes? Only thing I can think up for the clause? I think it two years what I’ve read. I didn’t purchase new house and that was 5 years ago. Clause could of changed?

The rule applies to someone who buys a new house and then sells it within one year. You can sell it for the price you paid, plus the cost for all upgrades you made, plus the real estate commission you pay at closing. If you sell it for more than that, you must pay the excess to the developer. This is an agreement you sign when you buy a new house. But, you can sell the house anytime you want.

[Curtisbwp]

Negotiate away. Check out the balance of the bond. Many preowned homes have little or no bond. MOST preowned houses have many expensive upgrades. I have much land scaping, mature shrubs and trees, $6,000.00 real hickory flooring in lr, dr, and hallways. Three bedrooms have top of the line laminate floors. Check out EVERYTHING.