Expert Realtors in Orange, CA

Those scary headlines about home sellers slashing prices? Don't let the headlines spook you! • 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐔𝐩: Despite the news, home prices are actually higher than last year and are expected to keep rising, though more slowly. • 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐬. 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞: Don't confuse asking prices (what sellers hope to get) with sold prices (the final purchase price). • 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐬, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: Sellers are adjusting asking prices to attract buyers in a market with higher mortgage rates. This doesn't mean overall prices are dropping. 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬: ○ 𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬: More realistic asking prices mean a better shot at finding a home at a fair price. ○ 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬: Adjusting asking prices can lead to faster sales and fewer negotiations. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲.