Information for Sellers

The Home Selling Process

Strategy

Services I Offer

• Cheerful, positive service
• Prompt response to phone calls & inquiries
• Evening & Weekend availability
• Complete confidentially & integrity
• Complete, in-home Comparative Market Analysis
• Completion of over 16 federally and state mandated property disclosures
• Ming Tree GMAC’s award winning yard signs
• Full-color flyers in flyer boxes on your property
• 3-D floorplans
• 9-photo listings in Humboldt Assoc. of Realtors county-wide database
• Complementary staging of your home
• Coordination & scheduling of all showings
• Weekly updates on the status of your home
• Availability to meet you in your home, office or other convenient location
• Continuing market analysis in determining the value of your home

• Print advertising in the Home Magazine real estate circular, the Eureka Reporter, & the Tri-City Weekly
• Broadcast advertising on Cable Mart
• Internet advertising on mingtree.com, realtor.com, aol.com, homestore.com, msn.com, the Wall Street Journal online, Excite.com, Netscape, & Compuserve
• Hosted open houses

• Skilled & committed advocacy for you during contract negotiations
• Regular communication with your escrow officer and the buyers’ agent
• Internet access for you to all filed transation documents

• Continued service regarding the transaction after close of escrow
• National referral service to help you find a trusted Realtor in your new community
• Membership in Ming Tree GMAC’s Home Rewards Program
• Enrollment in Ming Tree GMAC’s Risk Management Plan, including 30 minutes of free legal consultation per issue regarding questions that arise after the close of escrow, and $50,000 of liability insurance for unknown, undisclosed problems.

State of the Market

Real Estate Market Levels Out:
Preliminary indications show that prices in the Humboldt County real estate market are flattening out. After 4 years of double digit increases in the selling price of the average home, including an increase of approximately 20% over the last 12 months, anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that prices over the last 3 months have leveled off. While new listings have increased from approximately 400 last year to 500 this year, economic concerns related to the cost of fuel oil, the general state of the economy, the upcoming holidays, and international uncertainty have all probably played a part in reducing demand slightly through the fall season. The number of homes sold in October of 2005 was approximately 120, down from 150 a year ago. Overall demand, however, has remained very steady, with approximately 1500 homes being sold in both 2004 & 2005. We still live on the most beautiful, most affordable sea coast in California. With the average home price having doubled over the past 4 years, and with prices rising at a more modest rate, now could be a great time to realize some profits and sell!