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Priced to Sell: Delivering Effective CMAs. KW065. Presenter. Gene Rivers The Rivers Team Tallahassee, FL Agent, Owner, and KWU International Master Faculty Member. Priced to Sell: Delivering Effective CMAs. Main Ideas Get Into the Details CMA Criteria and Tools Telling the Market Story
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Presenter • Gene Rivers • The Rivers Team • Tallahassee, FL • Agent, Owner, and KWU International Master Faculty Member
Priced to Sell: Delivering Effective CMAs • Main Ideas • Get Into the Details • CMA Criteria and Tools • Telling the Market Story • The CMA Core—Data Displays, Close • Pricing Strategy in Shifting Markets • More Tools and Tips A copy of this presentation is available for download at www.kellerwilliamsuniversity.com
Get Into the Details • You are the Expert—Teach Them Things They Don’t Know • Beyond MLS • Local economist • How real estate markets work • Market history of neighborhood, street, or home
CMA Criteria and Tools • Criteria • Variations by price range • Time period you select • Location • Size • Age • Floor plan
CMA Criteria and Tools (continued) • Tools • ProManage/TOP PRODUCER CMA • Link to local MLS data • Dozens of pre-built presentation pages (market story and pricing data) • Customize for your customer and you
CMA Criteria and Tools (continued) • Tools (continued) • TMOReport.com • Total market overview • Your market across price ranges • Emailed to you every other week • Developed by The Hardie Group
CMA Criteria and Tools (continued) • Strategy: When to Share Your Final Price Recommendation • CMA includes final price • CMA does not include final price • Pros and cons of each
The CMA Core—Data Displays • Market Story Sets Up Your Price Data Analysis • Elements • Property legal page(s)
The CMA Core—Data Displays (continued) • MLS Data Page(s) -- Active, Pending, Recent Sales, Expired Listings • Criteria are your strategic call • Time period used; size; age; floor plan; garage; lot size; etc.
The CMA Core—Data Displays (continued) • Charts of Direct Comparables (Active, Pending, Recent Sales, Expired Listings) • Address; bedrooms and baths; square footage; year built; high-average-low list and sale price; days on market; price per square foot
The CMA Core—Data Displays (continued) • Chart Comparing Recent Sales—List to Sold Price
The CMA Core—Data Displays (continued) • Property Detail Pages—Compare Features
The CMA Core—Data Displays (continued) • One Page Summary of Comparables
The CMA Core—Data Displays (continued) • Suggested List Price—Narrow Range
The CMA Core—Close (continued) • Assumptive Close Visuals—Home Selling Process; Preparing to Sell Tips; Marketing Plan
Pricing Strategy in Shifting Markets • Your Final Price Recommendation • When to share it—before or after signing (pros and cons) • Mindset: Bring the seller with you—to the answer • How to factor in market movement
Pricing Strategy in Shifting Markets (continued) • Apparent Price vs. Strategic Price • The CMA sets up your final price recommendation • Strategic pricing includes your assessment of market movement
Pricing Strategy in Shifting Markets (continued) • Pricing Behind, At, or Ahead of the Market
Pricing Strategy in Shifting Markets (continued) • 3. Pricing In or Out of the Market
Pricing Strategy in Shifting Markets (continued) • Pricing in Fast Shifting Markets • Know the speed of the shift • Pricing becomes both an observation and a forecast Don’t chase the market; let the market chase you! - SHIFT
Pricing Strategy in Shifting Markets (continued) • Price Indicators in Fast Shifting Markets • The importance of watching new active listings, and price changes • Average list price to sale price • Active to pending ratio • Expired listings to sold ratio • Affordability and absorption rate trends • Showing activity (your other listings) • Seasonal sales activity (varies)
More Tools and Tips • Price Reduction Effect • Longwood University Study (Virginia 2004-07) • Each 10% that list price exceeds sale price equals an additional month of time on market • KW research in major metro markets • Price reduced properties take almost 2.5 times longer to sell than those that are not reduced • Recent Florida data correlating price decreases and unit volume
More Tools and Tips (continued) • Use a Net Sheet—Money Talks • Bracketing Strategy—Be in the Right MLS Price Bracket • Overpriced Listings—To Take, or Not To Take
Ideas into Action • Be the expert—detail oriented and market wise • Be the local economist of choice • Study and practice CMA tools and skills • Do unsolicited CMAs—practice, and prospect • Sharpen your strategic pricing skills for • shifting markets
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