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CBS4 Guide: Selling Your Home In A Slow Market

(CBS4) The housing market is getting sluggish, and many experts predict it will get a lot worse for sellers before it gets any better. So what can you do to buck the trend and get your home to move? Here are some resources that could help:

 Realty Times: Sell The Deal, Not The House
If you find yourself with a house on the market and it's just not moving, there are several strategies to put in place to speed up the sale and get going with your next purchase. Psychologically, the seller has to first prepare himself for selling the house -- not marketing it, not holding out for a higher price, not defending your price, not blaming your agent for not doing enough, etc...

 Ezine Articles: How to Sell Your Home in a Slow Market
The real estate market has slowed down in many areas that were booming over the last few years. Sellers in those areas got spoiled. It was only necessary to put a sign out front, and buyers came. Homes sold in a matter of days. This is no longer happening. If you want to sell your home in a slow area, what do you do?...

 FSBOAmerica.org: Selling Your Home In A Slow Market
Whether you are selling your home yourself or working with a realtor, the answer is the same. Go back to marketing basics. We'll look at things you can do for yourself if you're selling as a fsbo (for sale by owner). If you're wording with a realtor, you need to interview to find one who will do the sorts of things we'll talk about here...

 Amazines: Selling your Home in slow Market
The real estate market has slowed down in many areas that were booming over the last few years. Sellers in those areas got spoiled. It was only necessary to put a sign out front, and buyers came. Homes sold in a matter of days. Says Barbara Kohut, a realtor in the Chicago suburbs: "Houses that would have sold in less than two days last year now stay on the market for 60 days." This is no longer happening. If you want to sell your home in a slow area, what do you do?...

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