This article reports something that Louisville real estate agents already know—many home sellers are willing to lower their asking price to facilitate the sale of their home. More than a quarter of homeowners across the country wishing to sell their home reduced their selling price at least once in the last twelve months, according to real estate search firm Trulia. The company says the average sale price reduction was 10 percent, but almost half (40 percent) of the top 50 major metropolitan real estate markets across the country saw selling price reductions above 30 percent.
Homes sold in the Northeast saw the highest rate of price reductions with 29 percent of home sellers settling for less than their asking price. Coming in second for reduced home selling prices was the Midwest with 28 percent, followed by the West with 25 percent, and the South with 24 percent.
“With mortgage rates still low and the expansion of the tax credit to trade-up buyers, we could see significant inventory, both new and shadow inventory, hit the market during the next four to six months,” said Pete Flint, Trulia co-founder and CEO. “Inventory levels this quarter are poised to be atypical of a normal real estate market, which could create tremendous pressure on sellers to price their homes competitively and move their property before the tax credit expires on April 30th.”
Some metro areas experienced notable drops in home asking prices with Kansas City leading the way at 59 percent, Colorado Springs at 43 percent, Omaha at 39 percent, Louisville at 37 percent, and Milwaukee at 30 percent.
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