It's a Sellers Market in Southern California and That Means You Get Top Dollar

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Have you been sitting around waiting patiently to sell your home? For years now, we’ve been waiting for a better time in the market, a time when sellers can expect to get top dollar for their home. Well folks – the time is NOW! The SoCal real estate market is brimming with buyer activity and that can mean only one thing for sellers that are eager to cash in on the opportunity. That’s right! The market is rife with opportunity for sellers to get the most for their home and with the market as it is right now, they are getting it done in an easy, hassle-free way.

Ninety Percent of Homes Sold Are Getting Multiple Offers
Believe it or not, nine out of ten homes sold in the month of March & April drew multiple bids. In some cases, especially for homes that are priced right, in good shape and in a great location – as many as 5, 10 or more buyers were vying for the same property. As a seller, the advantage of this kind of housing shortage is that YOU get to pocket a LOT more money than otherwise. Seems like yesterday when we had an overabundance of homes and not enough buyers out there looking.

Many Sellers These Days End Up Over Asking Price
Another benefit of a seller’s market that we’re seeing a lot of our clients enjoy is MORE MONEY! When you have multiple people interested in your home, of course you can expect them to drive the price up as they compete against each other. This is great for our clients because you can expect to yield a LOT more than you had expected in the first place!

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If you are in an equity position on a home in Southern California and selling may be something you are considering – it’s critical to align yourself with a top-notch, experienced, go-getter team to get the job done and get you the most money! Frank Del Rio & Associates is THE professional team to get it done. If you or anyone you know, whether a friend, family member, neighbor, or someone in your social community, is looking to sell or buy a home – let us know today.

Waiting for the Market to Turn? It HAS Turned and Now is THE Time to Sell!

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Just a few short years ago most of us could not have seen this coming but here we are today, at the cusp of the second quarter in 2013 and our housing market is completely changed. In fact, whereas just a short time ago sellers couldn’t get enough buyers to come through their homes, now buyers are the ones struggling to find the home of their dreams.

Sellers Enjoying a Lot More Control in the Marketplace

We are seeing multiple offers, price battles and homes selling in record time.

Buyers are competing against each other like we haven’t seen in ages and that usually means one trying to upstage the other’s offer. We are seeing fewer seller concessions requested at times and in some cases, buyers are willing to forego some contingencies on their offers.

So if you have been on the fence about selling your home, consider putting it on the market now. Not only are homeowners getting at or more than list price in many cases, but also buyers are the ones pulling out all the stops to engage sellers’ interest.

Buyer Demand Expected to Stay High Through Summer

How long will this last? No one can say but we can tell you that right now our inventory of homes available for sale is far lower than the demand for well-priced quality homes located in good locations.

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Contact us today if you’d like to experience this strong sellers’ marketplace!

Online Real Estate Resources Can Cost Home Buyers and Sellers Tens of Thousands!

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These days, who doesn’t want to find out information instantly? The truth is that with the technology available to us, we’ve become accustomed to finding things out – NOW. Well, when it comes to buying and selling homes there are lots of resources available online and they all provide that instant gratification. The question is, “how accurate are they?”

To help answer this and to help save our clients money, we pulled together some excellent examples of recent values available on Zillow to show you just how much money you stand to lose if basing your decisions on some of these resources.

I’m going to give you some specific examples so you can see. Here in North Orange County, a home in La Habra on Country Hills Dr that sold for $575,000. The Zillow estimate was $555,000. That is a big difference.  We have a house in Fullerton on Clear Creek Dr. The Zillow estimate was $631,000. The house was listed for $700,000 and sold in 9 days. So they missed it by about 69,000.

We have a home in Upland on Wilson Ave that Sold for $585,000 but Zillow was showing it for $550,000. One Home in Diamond Bar’s Exclusive “The Country” Community was listed on Zillow for $1,287,000 and it actually sold for $1,450,000. So Zillow missed it by $163,000.  

At the end of the day, they mean well, but Zillow is really a tool to drive people to the website. They earn money that way. People trying to save money by using Zillow for evaluations are really doing themselves a disservice and potentially costing themselves tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. They are better off to hire either a real estate agent to sell or an appraiser to give them an actual value.


Mortgage Lenders Online Lure Buyer With “Low Rates” Then Pile On Hidden Fees

Online mortgage lenders are also a source for homebuyers. These companies tend to bring in leads by heavily marketing very low rates but then slapping buyers with other hidden fees and costs that often offset those low rates. What’s more, these businesses are usually not local and the level of customer service is lacking. In our many years of living and working in our surrounding communities, we have developed longstanding strong relationships with quality core members of the housing and mortgage industry.

Remember, online resources are great for a basic feel of our marketplace but if you turn to these venues to save money, you will likely end up saving less. For an accurate, customized one-on-one consultation with our office, contact us today. We will gladly connect you with our long-standing preferred partners in the housing and mortgage industry. The knowledge and experience that you get from working with a real estate agent cannot be compared to any online real estate service. Contact us today – we look forward to working with you!