A VERY BUSY SPRING MARKET
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WOULD NOT EVEN BELIEVE THAT THE HOUSING PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUES MOST LARGER CITIES...ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA, IS NOT EVIDENT HERE IN SYRACUSE AND CENTRAL NEW YORK! WHILE CERTAINLY THERE ARE "POCKETS" OF AREAS AND PRICE RANGES WHERE SALES ARE NOT AS BRISK....I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS SPRING MARKET HAS BEEN THE VERY BUSIEST I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS! WE ARE SEEING RECORD NUMBERS OF FOLKS ATTENDING OPEN HOUSES AND THESE HOMES ARE SELLING FROM OPEN HOUSES. I AM ALSO FINDING THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF HOMES IN CERTAIN PRICE RANGES AND THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE MARKET, REALLY NEED TO HAVE SOME WORK, NEED STAGING OR ARE JUST PRICED TO HIGH. IF A HOUSE IS CLEAN, STAGED WELL AND PRICED WELL....MULTIPLE OFFERS ARE BEING SEEN, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE PRICE RANGE THE HOME IS IN. MY BEST ADVICE TO BUYERS IS "GET A REALTOR TO HELP YOU..DON'T TRY FINDING A HOME ON YOUR OWN" BY THE TIME YOU FIND IT, ANOTHER BUYER WHO HAS A REALTOR HAS BOUGHT IT!!! IF YOU ARE A SELLER "LISTEN TO YOUR REALTOR'S ADVICE" PROPER PRICING, STAGING, AND ALL AROUND CONDITION ARE WHAT WILL SELL YOUR HOUSE.