Archive for June, 2008

FSBO.com Releases 2008 Q2 Home Index

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

The FSBO.com Home Index second quarter results showed an average savings of just over $10,000 in real estate commission. This was comparable with first quarter data and confirms significant savings for homeowners. Properties sales’ price held steady, selling for 96% of the asking price. The average days on market increased from 93 to 114 days.

See the full release on our website - FSBO.com Press Room

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What would you do with $10,000?

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

We know times are tough in the current housing market, as the cost of gas and food continues to increase.  But we feel that there is a light at the end of the tunnel – at a time when every dollar most definitely counts, recent data from the FSBO.com Home Index reveals that the average FSBO.com seller saves $10,000 by selling their homes themselves.


Ten thousand dollars – can you believe it?!  We decided to have a little fun with that fact and created a Facebook group called “What would you do with $10,000?”, a forum where we can all spend a few minutes daydreaming along with others in the FSBO.com family and in the Facebook community about what we would do if we had that extra money.  This group is fun way to pull sellers and potential buyers together to increase awareness of and spark discussions about the benefits of buying and selling For Sale By Owner.  It’s a win-win situation – the more people we get involved in these types of discussions, the more people to potentially see your listings!
I’ve already posted some of my dream purchases, and I hope you’ll join the group and join me in sharing your thoughts about what you would do with $10,000! 

 

Click here to join:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16743191380 

(You must have a Facebook account to join)

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FSBO.com/USA Today Press Opportunity

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

A reporter is working on a story for the USA Today on open houses.  She is looking for anything inventive sellers might be doing to help drum up traffic at open houses in this fairly slow housing market.

If you have done something very creative to attract buyers to your open house or have a good story regarding turn-out/sale during our FSBO.com National Open House event we want to hear from you!  If you are willing to speak to this reporter please leave a comment with your name, FSBO.com ID # and your unique open house strategy/story.

The deadline is quick - we need responses by tomorrow morning (6/5/08 at 11am EST).  Hopefully this will turn in to some National media exposure for your property!

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