Pleasanton has 13 new listings the week of Oct 10-17! Pleasanton Valley has a Heritage model that has just hit the market at $875k. This is the largest model in the ultimate family neighborhood. The home has some nice upgrades, but needs a little more. The location is perfect near two parks and on the quiet end of Blackbird. Windsor has a new listing on Meadowlark Dr. which is listed at $691k, and it backs up to open space. This home is in very clean condition with a little view on the Pleasanton hills. 2987 Liberty Dr is in Shadow Cliffs and this home also backs up to open space. The floor plans is a little chopped up but it is in good condition. Bridle Creek has clearly the nicest home on brokers tour today. 838 Sunny Brook Way is a stunning home in South Pleasanton. The home is 6 bedrooms 5 bathrooms with 4455 sq ft of living space. The backyard has a beautiful pool with a waterfall and spa. The home is listed for $1,599,000. You can view these homes by clicking here!
Why Isn’t My Home Selling?
This a common question these days and there are a lot of variables that go into answering this question. Certain markets are cruising right along, and others are not. In both cases there are homes that are not selling and there are certain things to look at. First of all is your home on the local MLS? Having your home on the MLS is a must. Realtors working with buyers use the MLS as the backbone to placing buyers in homes. All of our research is done on the MLS, are commissions set and we need the MLS. Secondly how is your home being marketed? The days of print advertising are dwindling away and the internet is helping 90% of buyers finding their homes. What websites is your house on? The three most important ones are zillow, trulia, and realtors.com. It is essential that your home is on these websites and hopefully many more. How does your house show? Meaning if an agent calls to make an appointment to view the home are you opening the blinds and turning on the lights? Have you moved out as much clutter as possible? Do you keep the lawns mowed, and the beds made? You have to make your home a presentable as possible. Sometime staging is necessary or in other case you might need to store some of your belongings in storage. Finally how is your home priced? Over the past couple of years values have come down and pricing is the most important factor. Your realtor should have a comprehensive market analysis for your property to be sure your home is priced well to start with. So if all of these aspects have been covered and it still has not sold then what? Well you gauge how your home is doing based on what the buyers are saying. It is the realtor’s job to contact each agent and find out the positives and negatives of your home, and ask as many questions to get back to you. Based on what buyers are saying is the direction you can take to help sell your home. Open houses are a good tool to expose your home but really agent showings are the best way to get honest feedback. Now if you are not getting agent showings then you have a problem. If all the aspect have been covered that were just explained then you have to dig a little deeper. Are any other homes selling? What do they have that I don’t? Is my selling commission the same as the others? At this point you need to gather answers to these questions and then try some different things to jump start your home. You can take it off the market and place it on again as a new listing. You can increase your selling commission to selling agents. You can maybe make some cosmetic changes if needed such as carpet or paint. Finally you can reduce the price to make it even more competitive. Remember your home is only worth what a buyer will pay for it! Good Luck!
New Pleasanton Listings
There were 17 new listings put on the market in Pleasanton this week. Downtown Pleasanton has a new listing on 408 Amaral Cir that is 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms with 1555 sq ft of living space. This home is listed for $705 which is a little on the high side for this home. It was really nice but it is on the corner of Kottinger Dr. and was not completely finished. There were gaps from the hardwood flooring to the bathroom flooring. Items that are simple but you would expect to be completed prior to placing the home on the market. Del Prado has two new listings on Via San Blas, both homes are 2469 sq ft of living space and one is $759k and the other is $769k. Each of these homes are in need of updating and are overpriced. Good size homes in a great area although they need a lot to make them more modern. Pleasanton Valley has a sharp new listing at 5271 Crestline Way. This Monterey model has a lot of nice upgrades and is well priced. The listing of the week is 675 Romeo Ct! This is a custom home in Heather Hill subdivision, that is 4 bedrooms 3 full bathrooms with a half bath. The total square footage is 3450 on almost 1 acres of land. This home has a perfect 180 degree view of the South Pleasanton hills. This is a custom home location that rarely comes up for sale and is perfect for a family! Be sure to click here to search for other listings in the Tri-Valley!
