http://lifestyledenver.com/2008/04/01/i-cant-get-no-pricing-traction/ Denver Real Estate & Relocation Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:21:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://lifestyledenver.com/2008/04/01/i-cant-get-no-pricing-traction/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Gretchen Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:00:22 +0000 http://lifestyledenver.com/2008/04/01/i-cant-get-no-pricing-traction/#comment-35 Hi Jonathan, I'm not a psychologist, but I think people get very emotionally involved in their homes. They lose perspective more than they would, say, if they had put their money into the markets. Stocks go up and down, and sometimes people sell at a loss or don't gain as much as they'd hoped. Most investors take this in stride. People forget that they've had a lovely roof over their heads and a great tax deduction - it's somehow in the American psyche that they should also receive a good gain on their house. Sometimes they actually have received a good gain, but have already used the money (i.e. home equity loan). Makes our job a bit harder, but no less fun! GF Hi Jonathan,
I’m not a psychologist, but I think people get very emotionally involved in their homes. They lose perspective more than they would, say, if they had put their money into the markets. Stocks go up and down, and sometimes people sell at a loss or don’t gain as much as they’d hoped. Most investors take this in stride. People forget that they’ve had a lovely roof over their heads and a great tax deduction – it’s somehow in the American psyche that they should also receive a good gain on their house. Sometimes they actually have received a good gain, but have already used the money (i.e. home equity loan). Makes our job a bit harder, but no less fun!
GF

]]> http://lifestyledenver.com/2008/04/01/i-cant-get-no-pricing-traction/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Jonathan Bunn - Ashburn VA Real Estate Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:12:30 +0000 http://lifestyledenver.com/2008/04/01/i-cant-get-no-pricing-traction/#comment-36 Good article. I am still what goes on in a sellers head when their pricing is based on what they need and not what the comps say. How can such intelligent people loose all ability to see from the eyes of a buyer? Good article. I am still what goes on in a sellers head when their pricing is based on what they need and not what the comps say. How can such intelligent people loose all ability to see from the eyes of a buyer?

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