Whether you're considering selling your home one day or soon or in the distant future, pricing your home competitively from the very beginning is the best way to attract buyers, but sellers can also spark some interest with a strategic price reduction.

Reasons for a Price Adjustment:

  • If  there's been very little buyer activity and no offers after 60 days, it may be time to lower the price in order to appeal to active buyers in your area.
  • Don't wait too long to make an adjustment if it becomes clear that prices in your neighborhood have fallen since your home came on the market.  If a competing property is reduced first, your higher price could make your property less attractive to buyers.
  • Keep in mind that the longer a home sits on the market, the more likely it is to be perceived as undesirable.  Buyers may start to assume there is something wrong even if it was simply overpriced next to the competition.
  • Delaying a price reduction could end up costing you...big time.  If your property takes several months longer to sell, you still have to pay the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc.  

For example in Westchester County's Hudson River Villages, such as Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Briarcliff Manor, houses priced well when they enter the market place, are selling very quickly and very close to the list price.