Given how some of the groups are working right now, even with established names, you might not be getting as much as you would if the house was being circulated and flipped amongst realtors of the same group.
I just sold my place after holding onto it for 5 years. We've been on the market for 6 months at least, and switched two realtors. We had at most, just 2 offers with each realtor, and neither realtor is part of the New World group. The second realtor we used, Trevor Kwok, was able to get us more traffic than the first one, but it was still low compared to what we were expecting. Mind you, we're Burnaby (two blocks in from Boundary), and the average house sale was earning about $300+/- above assessment.
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
how much do you guys think realtors make a difference as the selling agent in getting top dollar in this market?
i've interviewed 6 different realtors for selling a home, the 6th guy i interviewed was kinda slimey but insisted he would get me the most (which realtor wont say that i guess) however, among the 6 there are 2 who are part of "groups" who seemingly move a tonne of volume, 150+ properties each up to this point this year, all in the same area i am selling in.
However, the very first guy we interviewed and had a referral with is probably the nicest guy, hardest working, has maintained communication and been working on finding comparables, ideas for improvements, etc. over the last 2 months since meeting him, he is experianced in the area and has been in the game for just as long, if not longer than the "groups"
does dealing with a realtor who are part of these seemingly "power groups" increase the amount your home could potentially sell for? or as the selling agent will you essentially be dealing with these power groups anyways because they will be bringing clients who are looking at the area into your home regardless of which side they are on?
basically i'm concerned that with an agent who doesn't have the profile that some of these groups have, is the home getting out there enough to get top dollar?
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