š It is not unusual for a home in this market to take a few months to sell particularly if the listing is āoffers as receivedā. In 2026, properties are generally not selling overnight, so days on market alone doesnāt mean you necessarily need to drop your price. To figure out if this is the right time to improve upon the price, pay attention to the showings requests.
š Showing requests or more importantly lack there of give us facts we may or may not want to hear. The harsh realities of what the market thinks of your list price.
š¤¦š¼āāļø If youāve gone two weeks on MLS without even one showing request, that is telling you something.
šØ If marketing and advertising is in place. If your listing is online. If photos and/or video are accessible to buyers, but nobody is taking the next step to view it in personā¦price is very likely the issue.
š¤ And this is where it can be really easy to blame your agent.
šBut if your agent is communicating with you, and keeping you informed of the marketing theyāre doing it is probably not an agent issue but rather a price issue.
šø You can hire a world renowned real estate agent with an incredible marketing plan and an unlimited budget, but even the most seasoned agents canāt make buyers view or entertain the purchase of an overpriced home.
š¤ I fully recognize this part is hard for sellers because Iāve been there too. This is one of the main reasons I gauge my pushback when my sellers set a price. When in doubt I say āokay letās do it and see what comes of itā. And thatās what we do for a couple of weeks, we see what comes of it. But rememberā¦
š The truth is this is not 1998, 2008 or 2021 and a price reduction also does not mean youāre āgiving your house away.ā You always have a choice with every offer to accept, counter or decline. As a seller you can let your house sit for sale and never accept an offer. But youāll also never sell and isnāt that the whole point of placing your house up for sale?
š” So if youāre trying to decide between a price improvement and patience, look to your showings. Becauseā¦
š¤·āāļø Sometimes itās not the marketing. Sometimes itās not your agent. Sometimes itās the price.