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Crazy Quick Sales
With a glut of homes stuck in the supply pipeline, Seattle sure seems like a buyer’s market. But price your property right, stage it just so, and watch it sell. We found three houses sold recently where agents barely had time to plant a “For Sale” sign in the yard before the offers rolled in.
WEST SEATTLE
Asked $650,000 / Sold for $640,000
Details 1,670 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths
Days on Market 2
Insider Info Savvy staging and competitive pricing sealed the deal; the listing agent had to stage an open house because she’d already spent the money to advertise it.
Listed By Rebecca Carlson, Coldwell Banker Bain
MAGNOLIA
Asked $349,900 / Sold for $349,900
Details 1,900 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath
Days on Market 5
Insider Info This bungalow was a fixer-upper, so the list price was low for Magnolia, but the sellers got what they asked for and didn’t have to make any concessions to the buyers.
Listed By Barb Andersen, John L. Scott
BEACON HILL
Asked $189,000 / Sold for $185,000
Details 620 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath
Days on Market 5
Insider Info Not only did the sellers turn a considerable profit on this condo they bought in ’04, they then snatched up a West Seattle home even though they weren’t the highest bidders.
Listed By Jamee Rakus, Windermere
Published: May 2009
