We need some motivation in today’s challenging real estate market!  Hey sellers and real estate agents!  Did you know that Newsweek Magazine announced that both Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and J.P. Taravella High School are two of the best high schools in the country?  Douglas ranked 25th in Florida and 136th in the nation.  Taravella  ranked 80th in the state and 656 in the country.

Potential buyers need to be aware of the excellent school district that both Coral Springs and Parkland have to offer.  Make sure to include this valuable information in all marketing materials and online advertisements.  Listing agents should even include these facts in their MLS listings, so out-of-state and out-of-the country buyers can ascertain this extremely valuable information.  It may help sell your home over neighboring city properties.  Potential homeowners will NOW want to buy real estate in Coral Springs and Parkland, if they want their children to go to one the best school districts in the State of Florida.  Sellers … think positively during the Summer months as buyers preview your home and let them know that your city has one of the BEST school districts to offer their family!  Good luck and sell with confidence!

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Many South Florida home sellers put their homes on the market for sale and do not look at foreclosure or pre-foreclosures (also know as short sales) listings as their major competition.

Sellers just do not believe that distressed sales are their competition when pricing their homes.  Think Again!  Calling All Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, & Other Broward Cities!  It is time to realize that foreclosure listings are becoming more readily available not just in your neighborhood, but maybe even on your street!  RealtyTrac.com, and online foreclosure website, announced last week that one in every 483 U.S. home filled for foreclosure in May.  Also the Sun-Sentinel reported in this past Saturday’s paper that Broward County has seen 2,884 homes facing foreclosure in the month of May, 2008 as opposed to 1,349 in May, 2007.

Savvy sellers must understand that foreclosures ARE their competition!  Remember, when a foreclosure property in your neighborhood sells, and sells for less than your home, you will be playing a scary game of catch-up in order to FINALLY be able to put a sold sign in your front yard.  Before listing your home on the market, concentrate on ALL of the competing properties in your neighborhood and even in the surrounding communities.  Make sure to price your property very close to your foreclosure foes in your neighborhood.  You will ultimately sell your property faster than a foreclosure or short sale, because these properties usually take longer to negotiate and close than your home.  Good luck and sell with confidence!

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