About Brenda Fontaine

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Auburn, Maine, United States
Your Central Maine Real Estate Agent. A marketing specialist, Brenda Fontaine is a broker who advises and counsels seller clients. She is an excellent problem solver, experienced negotiator, attends closings, and continuously researches for new and better ways to market Fontaine listings.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SELL A HOME IN MAINE?

You are considering selling your home and
want to know how long it takes to sell a home in Maine.
 
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a concrete answer to that question? 
The truth is, how long it takes a home to sell depends on
a lot of different things and is difficult to track. 
 
Pricing, staging and marketing have a great deal to do with
how quickly a home sells.  Buyers are looking for the nicest house at the best price. 
If you are priced at the lower end of homes comparable to your home
the chances of your home selling quickly improve.  You may even get
 multiple offers and sell for more that you would have listed at a higher price. 
If your home is uncluttered and staged, buyers will be more likely to
feel that the home is well taken care of
and worth more money. 
 
The key to getting an offer on your home is having it seen. 
All the staging and price reductions in the world won't do any good if
your house is not seen by buyers.   This is why making sure your agent
has a good marketing program is key.  For example, in Maine 97% of buyers
use the Internet to search for a home. 
 
 Does your agent have a website and
a good Internet marketing program?
 
The best way of tracking how long it takes homes to sell may be
the days on market on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service).  Of course this
only takes into account the time the property was listed by an agent
who uses the MLS. The property could have been listed by an agent who
does not use MLS, could have been listed differently in MLS, or
could have been for sale by owner.   Just like most things related to real estate,
the time it takes to sell can vary greatly from location to location. 
 
Check out the latest Days on Market for properties sold in Maine
 according to the MLS as of March 12, 2013.
 
 
 

    


    Androscoggin County   136 days
    Cumberland County      118 days
    Franklin County            254 days
    Kennebec County          197 days
    Oxford County              234 days
    Sagadahoc County        135 days
    Maine                            182 days
 

Fontaine Family - The Real Estate Leader has
an average Days on Market of 84 Days!
 
Would you like to hear about or marketing plan
to get your home sold for top dollar faster? 
Contact us today for a FREE, no obligation consultation! 
Call (207)784-3800 or e-mail brenda@fontaineteam.com.

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