How is the market information in the Market Snapshot relevant to me and my home?
In many ways! Under the Prices tab, the Asking Prices and Sold Prices
graph (Fig 2) depicts the average price and the high/low price of homes
for sale in your area that are similar to yours. The graph also depicts
the selling price of homes similar to yours that have recently sold.
This graph gives you a general indication of what the prices of homes
like yours have been doing in the time frame you selected.
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Fig 3 |
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Accompanying this graph is the Asking Price vs. Selling Price graph
(Fig 3), which compares the prices that sellers originally ask for
their homes with the prices they actually get when their homes sell.
Note that if the selling price is equal to or more than the asking
price, then you might be in a sellers' market and it will generally be
easier to sell your home for the price you ask. If the selling price is
considerably less than the asking price, then you might be in a buyers'
market and it will generally be more difficult to sell your home for
the price you ask.
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Fig 4 |
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Under the Selling Times tab, the Time on Market: For Sale &
Recently Sold graph (Fig 4) depicts the average number of days that
homes similar to yours were on the market before they sold. The graph
also depicts both the most and least number of days that homes similar
to yours were on the market before they sold. Note that the lower the
average days-on-the-market, the more it is a sellers' market and it
will generally be easier to sell your home for the price you ask. The
greater the average days-on-the-market, the more it is a buyers' market
and it will generally be more difficult to sell your home for the price
you ask.
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Fig 5 |
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Accompanying this graph is the Number of Homes for Sale vs. Recently
Sold graph (Fig 5) which compares the number of homes similar to yours
that have recently been put up for sale, the number that have recently
sold and the total number of homes for sale. Note that if recent sales
considerably outnumber recent listings you could be in a sellers'
market and if recent listings considerably outnumber recent sales you
could be in a buyers' market.
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Fig 6 |
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