Real Estate Information Archive

There can be nothing more frustrating than to put your home up for sale only to have it take months and in some cases over a year to sell.  I have heard of countless stories over the years from disappointed home owners.  This is part of the reason I set out 17 years ago to make a positive difference in the process of selling homes. 

If you've had your home on the market for sale here in St.Tammany you should know the 5 reason why a buyer didn't buy your home.  You, the home owner have the ability to change 4 of these reasons.  Here is a fact...it's not the market. 

We have just launched a new site that allows home owners to see what and how we do things differently than the norm.  The result is we are selling homes at a blistering rate.

See for Yourself... Go to www.SeeingItSold.com

We're seeing it in the interest of people wanting to buy a home and those wanting to sell (not just home owners needing to sell). The Mandeville real estate market is picking up in an amazing way.  St.Tammany home sales were up 13% in 2012. I think people are just tired of the what if's and the negative hype of the economy. It's been five years since the bubble burst. We pull weekly reports that show every home sale for free.  Get the facts from our detailed market reports here.

What's Driving The Looming Activity? In weather terms we have a number of conditions in the housing industry that will collide for a period of time in 2013.

1. Historically low Mortgage Interest Rates. Never before have we seen mortgage rates nearly below 3.0%.
2. Reduction of New Construction. Due to the tightening of commercial, construction and development financing very few new home neighborhoods have been started and standing new home inventory is dangerously low in many areas.
3. Slow to rise housing prices. As the inventory for new and used homes has tightened many area around the country are reporting rising prices.
4. Investors Are Spending Their Cash. A tremendous amount of cash has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the "right time" to re-enter the marketplace. That time has come, as nearly 70% of real estate investors in 2012 paid cash for the real estate they purchased. Normally, this percentage is in the 20-30% range.

My team and I have successfully closed 108 homes this year making us the #1 Real Estate Team in St. Tammany Parish!  We couldn’t have done it without your continued support and trust.

The simplicity of the internet has allowed for we as consumers to become extremely educated to any subject we so choose.  Home buyers are a great example.  They have loads of sold home data at their disposal. They know what, when, and at what price houses have sold for in the area they're considering.  Home buyers know when a house may seem a little on the high side for the market. 

This is why we don’t see “Low Ball Offers”  We just see fewer showings and fewer offers but lots of views and clicks of your property on our sites.  Have you ever thought to yourself; we haven’t even had an offer?  This is why.  That said; I consistently peruse technology, marketing, promotions basically anything I can get my hands on to help sell the homes of my clients fast and for the most money. Click the link below. 

Watch the first video… http://www.callwayneturner.com/Why-My-Home-Didn-t-Sell

1. People looking at homes in November and December often have a goal to close before Christmas.  They are the serious buyers!

2. Buying a home is an emotional purchase.  What better time to show off your home than when is decorated for the holidays.

3. Homes tend to be cleaner the last two months of the year in preparation for unexpected guests.  The neatest, cleanest homes are always the first to sell. 

4. Buyers take vacation time off due to no roll over vacation days with their employers.  We see buyers having more time to look at homes.   

5. People need to buy before the end of the year for tax purposes. With rates at 70 year lows many people are calling us to buy investment property.

6. January is when the bulk of corporate transfers happen.  These buyers are looking in November and December.  They cannot wait till January.

7. Home owners who list their home in these last two months get a huge jump start on other home owners waiting till after the New Year. You can simply restrict showings when you see necessary to fit your schedule.

8. You can sell your home but specify a delayed closing day until after the holidays and or the New Year.

9. People looking to buy this time of year have fewer homes to choose from.  Most people make the mistake of waiting till after January 1^st to list their property.

10. Cooler weather has always made home shopping much more pleasurable.  The fall time and the holiday months bring out the warmth of emotion. This is when people always buy. 

17 Years of selling homes and this holds true every year.  I hear all too often that the winter months are slow yet it always makes me think back to that December when I closed 26 homes.  We are impressionable on each other more than we realize.  Goes back to what I always say…
People Follow People. 

Don’t Do It Till You Watch the Video

Home sales are up 14.2% - It’s not the market, it’s the lack of marketing preventing homes from selling.  Home owners should know that 249 homes are sold every month in St. Tammany. Improper promotions and marketing is the leading reason why 38% of homes placed on the market never sell.  The agent a home owner chooses has everything to do with their home not selling.

Ask Yourself…

• Was there a virtual tour done on my home?
• Was I given the video explaining why homes don’t sell?
• Did my house get placed on over 7,000 websites?
• Did I receive feedback from every showing?
• Was there a full HD (high definition) performed?
• Was I given the right to cancel anytime at no cost?

If you answered “No” to any one of these questions…it’s time for a change. Selling your Mandeville, Covington or Slidell home does not have to be stressful nor should it take 6 months. I sell over 100 homes every year. The average agent sells just 6 a year. I’m not bragging, just excited to share my proven home selling system.

Call us to schedule a free, no obligation 15 minute meeting at 985-626-1313.

MANDEVILLE, La. - Leading real estate firm Turner Real Estate Group in Mandeville, La. was recently published in New Orleans City Business North Shore Report. As a leader for St. Tammany Parish real estate, Turner Real Estate Group consistently lists and closes in excess of 250 homes per year.

Broker/Owner Wayne Turner knows what it’s like to be a new person in town. He sold his real estate company in Nashville, Tn. and relocated to Louisiana shortly after meeting his wife Rachel, a native of Mandeville. In addition to starting a company in Mandeville, Turner has also been given the opportunity to train and teach real estate.

Known nationally through his contributions “Foreclosure Investing for Dummies” by Wiley Press and “Power Teams: The Complete Guide to Building and Managing a Winning Real Estate Team“ by RisMedia, Turner helped write the book on how to buy and sell homes. He takes a unique systemized team approach to selling real estate.

“The way we work as a team is what sets us apart,” says Turner. “I believe in hiring people who are better at doing a specific task than I am. I do the absolute most important task in real estate - listing homes for sale and matching buyers to homes. This is a key factor in how we have grown the business and successfully sold over 100 home sales this year”.

Turner has a full-time Listings Manager that handles all the marketing of the active listings, and a Closings Manager that handles the closing process for pending listings. The company also has eight Buyer Agents that assist home buyers in their real estate search. Each team member has a specific role and does it to perfection.

For more information on how Turner Real Estate Group leads the way for St. Tammany real estate, visit www.WayneTurner.com or call 985-626-1313. For free access to the entire Realtor database, visit www.MyLocalRealEstate.com.

Wayne Turner discusses how to price your home to sell. These statistics reflect current market trends. For more information on listing a home for sale, please call us at 985-626-1313 or visit www.WayneTurner.com.

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For more information on listing your home with Turner Real Estate Group, visit www.WayneTurner.com or call 985-626-1313. For access to the entire Realtor database, visit www.MyLocalRealEstate.com.

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Wayne Turner discusses how Turner Real Estate Group works for you, and what dual agency means. There is a difference between a Listing Agent and a Buyer Agent, make sure your agent is working for you! For more information on Turner Real Estate Group, visit www.WayneTurner.com or call us at 985-626-1313.