James Thomas Boyer

Since the homes in most towns that are selling best, also happen to be the homes which are smaller and somewhat lower priced, I thought I would put together some information on the Maplewood NJ Real Estate market for homes which were 3 bedrooms or less.

Three Bedroom Or Less Maplewood NJ Real Estate

For the 12 months ending 12/21/2008 there had been 108 three bedroom or smaller homes sold in Maplewood New Jersey as compaired to the prior 12 months having 142 three bedroom or smaller homes sold.  The average selling price for these Maplewood NJ homes was $398,000 this year as compaired to $419,000 in the prior 12 months for a decline of 5.1% over the prior 12 months.

Though a decline in home prices of 5.1% is not wonderful news it is not horible ether.  One has to wonder though, what the price decline would have been if we had seen a similar number of homes sold in Maplewood New Jersey.  I ask that question because the homes sales were down 24% while we had 117 withdrawn or expired Maplewood NJ Real Estate listings in the 3 bedroom or less category.

It is clear to me that in order to sell a home in Maplewood over the past 12 months and in the coming months, a Maplewood NJ home seller will need to get ahead of the market.  What does that mean? it means looking at what very comparable homes have sold for in the past 3 or 4 months here in Maplewood and then pricing your home 2% to 3% below the number you come up with.  This will help ensure that your home presents the best value to the home buyers out there.

Maplewood NJ Real Estate 

The three most important things to ensure your Maplewood NJ home sells are as follow:

• Pricing, Make sure your home presents the best deal of all the close competitors to it.
• Presentation, Make sure your home looks as good as possible.  Clean, uncluttered rooms are essential, fresh paint is a must, if you have wood floors that need refinishing get that done right away, carpeting that needs replacing should be replaced…
• Marketing, Who you hire to market your Maplewood NJ home makes a big difference.  Forget about what company may seem to sell the most homes around you, your not hiring the company, your hiring the individual REALTOR.  84% of home buyers today are spending most of their home search online without the direct assistance of a Maplewood NJ REALTOR.  It is highly important that the Maplewood NJ REALTOR be able to reach the home buyers for your home, and present you home in such a way as to draw the potential home buyers in to look at your Maplewood NJ home.

Maplewood NJ REALTOR

James Boyer REALTOR has the most extensive real estate internet presence in Essex County New Jersey of any individual REALTOR.  When it comes to marketing your home, James Boyer has done the work to make sure that your home gets all the advantages needed to achieve a competitive advantage over the other homes currently for sale in Maplewood New Jersey. 

James Boyer
Maplewood NJ REALTOR
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