Price Your House To Sell. List Your Home To Get the Best Price

Advice for Listing Your Home For Sale

Price Your House To Sell.  If your plan for 2019 includes selling your home, pay attention to where your agent believes  Naples home values are headed. According to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic, home prices increased by 4.7% over the course of 2018.

The map below shows the results of the latest index by state.

Real estate is local and Naples, Florida is even more so. States appreciate at different levels. The majority of the country saw at least a 2.0% gain in home values, while some residents in North Dakota and Louisiana may have felt prices slow slightly. Naples, Florida is one of the most sought after cities in Southwest Florida!

Predicted Appreciation Gains for 2019

This effect will be short lived. In the same report, CoreLogic forecasts that every state in the Union will experience at least 2.0% appreciation. The majority of the country gaining at least 4.0%! The prediction for the country comes in at 4.6%. For a median-priced home, that translates to over $14,000 in additional equity next year! (The map below shows the forecast by state.)

So, how does this help you list your home for a price it will sell for? Read our Sellers Guide .

Armed with the knowledge of how much experts believe your house will appreciate this year, you will be able to set an appropriate price for your listing from the start. If homes like yours are appreciating at 4.0%, you won’t want to list your home for more than that amount!

How to Price Your House to Sell

One of the biggest mistakes Naples homeowners make is pricing their homes too high and reducing the price later when they do not get any offers. This can lead buyers to believe that there may be something wrong with the home, when in fact the price was just too high for the market.

Bottom Line

Pricing your home right from the start is one of the most challenging parts of selling your home. Once you decide to list your house, let’s get together. Glenna Froelich is a full time real estate professional in Naples with over 14 years experience. If you’re just now considering listing your home, choose one of Naples finest REALTORS®,

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