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most instances, there should not      less savory… Even though the      
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what agents suggest your house is     your house will not sell for the  
worth. Most agents will study         higher price, he uses the promise 
what other similar houses in your     and lure of high prices to commit 
area have sold for and suggest a      you to sign a listing agreement.  
selling price for your house. Of      After some time when the house    
course, they will also give due       doesn’t sell, the agent will      
consideration to the unique           begin talking you down to a lower 
features of your house.               and more realistic price.

     
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“But where’s the harm? If I    
may suggest a selling price that      don’t get the higher price I can  
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price suggested by his or her         price… right?”

                
peers. The reason for this is         

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that a particular agent might be      problem of over-pricing is that   
engaging in a practice known as       other agents might be turned off  
‘buying a listing.’

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There are two possible reasons     sell your home, the first people  
why this practice of ‘buying a        he or she needs to sell are the   
listing’ occurs.

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The first reason is that the       at the Realtor open house.

    
Realtor feels that the owners         

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justifying the value of your          

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property to the other agents,         settle in for the long haul,      
then they in turn will do a good      lower your price even further, or 
job of bringing your listing to       resort to taking your house off   
the attention of their clients.       the market. Either way you are    
But if the other agents do not        going to lose a significant       
perceive a correct pricing of         amount of time and/or             
your house the first time round,      money.

 
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