Palm Beach Homes and Condos FOR SALE: HOW TO GET YOUR HOUSE SOLD

Thursday, August 23, 2012

HOW TO GET YOUR HOUSE SOLD

According to HomeGain.com, a real estate services website, 76% of homeowners in the first quarter believed their home was worth more than the listing price that their real estate agents recommended. They stated that home buyers usually understand current market value better than sellers who own and live there and many buyers still think homes are overpriced.

They point out that your home is worth what a buyer will pay for it according to current market conditions. Consider how real estate agents and appraisers establish a selling price or price range – by researching similar homes to yours that recently sold. Appraisers adjust comparable prices if there is a pool in one property and not in the other, or a remodeled kitchen. Other factors are considered as well. You need to see and understand the facts and not use emotions to decide on a list price.

Sellers get offers they think are too low and say, “I’m not giving my house away.” They should surely then go over market conditions by looking at comparative sales, before turning an offer down after their agent tries to negotiate it up. “Giving it away” is a myth.

Buyers look for properties that are new on the market, and early on you have the best opportunity to sell your house. Buyers want to feel they are getting a good deal.

If you want to sell, dispense with the funds incurred to keep it up, perhaps HOA fees and others, look carefully at the facts your agent presents to you regarding prices. Buyers look at them, and know the market values. When you become a buyer, you will also thoroughly research prices of properties you are interested in.

DREAMED OF A HOME ON PALM BEACH ISLAND?

It's early morning, you just had coffee. Swim in the ocean for a half hour. Then sit in the sun a while. Sit and watch the waves and boats go by. Then, home to change for lunch at Boulud, a chic downtown Palm Beach restaurant. Afterwards, head over to the fabulous Breakers Hotel, shop in their boutiques. Come home to relax before making a wonderful dinner that you will cook poolside, with friends over to swim in the pool, using your furnished cabana, and enjoy. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, pool, privacy. A GREAT LIFESTYLE! To learn more call Marilyn at 561-302-3388 or email oceanfrontpbcondos@gmail.com.

PRESTIGIOUS PALM BEACH BILTMORE ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

EMERAUDE, PALM BEACH: GORGEOUS WIDE INTRACOASTAL VIEWS

ABOUT PALM BEACH

Known as one of the world’s most affluent communities, Palm Beach includes stunning mansions, three blocks of glamorous shops on Worth Avenue that draw diplomats, celebrities, foreign royals and the world’s wealthiest people, and a fabulous beach aside the Atlantic Ocean. Spanish Revival buildings house most of the 250 businesses on Worth Avenue, with stucco walls, hewn coral facades, pecky cypress in the ceilings, red barrel-tile roofs and cerise bougainvillea vines dripping over arcaded walkways. In the 1920’s, architect Addison Mizner set the trend which continues today with distinctive Moorish-Mediterranean style architecture.

Palm Beach is home to many famous celebrities with fabulous homes running between the ocean and intracoastal waterway, narrow winding roads alongside the ocean which afford sights of some of the most beautiful and most expensive homes in the world, yet is only three blocks wide and 14 miles long. A barrier island, Palm Beach is connected to the mainland by three bridges. There are public and private schools, many tennis courts and golf courses, and the towns 10,000+ population swells in season to 40,000+. It is also home to 100+ charitable foundations.

The north end is family-oriented, and condominiums can be found on the south side. The Brazilian Court is a condo-hotel with fabulous amenities including Buloud’s restaurant. There are many great eateries in the city, including Ta-boo, Café L’Europa, Bice, Renata’s and others. All the big name designer and jewelry stores are on Worth Avenue, and charming alleyways off Worth have distinctive boutiques and eateries. At the very least, you owe it to yourself to browse and perhaps shop on Worth Avenue, a “street of dreams.”

Looking for a POSH vacation, or even a Spa Day... head for The Breakers, with it's many pools and fabulous beach, one of the most beautiful, impressive hotels in the US. You can live and golf in Breakers West (Marilyn can show you properties there) and become a Breakers Hotel member as well. The best of all possible worlds.

WHO IS MARILYN JACOBS?

Sun-Sentinel named Marilyn Jacobs, licensed sinced 2000, as a Top Luxury Specialist in Palm Beach County in a feature article. Wall St Journal and Barrons listed Marilyn as a luxury specialist as well. Marilyn is known for selling properties quickly using her savvy internet reaches... sometimes having the buyer right in her portfolio! Feel free to make an appointment to find out how Marilyn will sell your house, and/or find you the home of your dreams! 561-302-3388. MARILYN FARBER JACOBS is licensed with CENTURY 21 Wieder, Delray Beach and Royal Palm Beach, FL.

OTHER AVAILABLE PALM BEACH PROPERTIES

CARLETON PLACE CONDO, 3140 S Ocean Boulevard 402-N spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath + den can be 3rd bedroom, 2200 living sq ft, ocean and pool views, $830,000

LA BONNE VIE 409, 3475 S. Ocean Boulevard, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2412 living sq ft, all renovated, 180 degree direct ocean view, Saturnia marble floors, $995,000

LA BONNE VIE 1090, 3475 S. Ocean Boulevard, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2385 living sq ft,
beachfront private lanai entrance to beach, light and bright unit, $895,000

LA BONNE VIE 706, 3475 S Ocean Blvd, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, double unit, 2 balconies with direct oceanfront views, all renovated, PRICE LOWERED=GREAT VALUE, $795,000

MERIDIAN, 330 S. Ocean, 102-S, 1740 living sq ft, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, Intracoastal Views, $624,900

For showings of these and other condos and Palm Beach Island homes, call MARILYN at 561-302-3388.

MARILYN WILL FIND YOU "THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS!"

IN MARKETS AS DYNAMIC AS OCEANFRONT HOMES AND CONDOS -

it is imperative to work with an agent who has experience and knowledge. Marilyn has 14 years of real estate experience in Palm Beach County and has been listed as a top luxury agent by the Sun-Sentinel, Barrons and the Wall Street Journal. She recently had a listing under contract after 17 days on the market; another closed after 37 days on market. If you are looking for a fassst sale, speak to Marilyn. If you want to purchase a property ask Marilyn about her negotiating skills. Testimonials galore supplied upon request.