What’s Selling Now – Oregonian Article featuring Maria Sabatino

Sunday Oregonian – May 18, 2008

I was featured in last Sunday’s Oregonian Homes section in the article

What’s Selling Now: Finding a buyer means making home pretty and pricing it right

The thrust of the article was that listings are selling briskly in all areas of Portland Metro in certain circumstances.  I was featured along with some other excellent brokers in town because we had been able to assist sellers in getting their houses sold in well under a month and we shared a common view of what was making the difference.

During February, there were 21,763 homes for sale in the Portland/Vancouver area. That’s over 6,000 more available homes than during the same time frame the year before.
   
Maria Sabatino, a broker with RE/MAX equity group, sold a townhouse in Peterkort Village in Southwest Portland less than a month.

The secret to sales success in today’s competitive market, says Sabatino, is this rule of thumb: “It’s a beauty contest and a price war.”

In other words, if you can see the market competition when you look out the front door, your listing must be the absolute best it can be and the best priced. If those conditions are true, the buyers will find you.

Maria Sabatino, Broker, CRS, GRI – RE/MAX equity group

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