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Is 2 Weeks 'Too Long' on Market?

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by Dave Fratello

If you're reading this now, probably, you are not currently selling your house.

(Although, let's be honest, most active Manhattan Beach sellers do, at least, check in at MBC. Hi!)

One of the primary concerns of any seller is how long they might have their home on the market.

There is a pretty clear correlation between time on market and the difference between asking price and the final sale price.

So, if you've got a great house and the right price, it should move quickly, and you get your money. Hooray!

And somewhere around the 2-week point, if you don't have offers, doubts creep in. 

Is there something wrong with the house?

Did we overprice it?

Are there external factors? Interest rates? Did someone start a war?

Good news, tho. A lot of sellers these days are not suffering those doubts.

The market's running fine. They did their prep work. The prices were market-friendly. 

These recently pending deals have not had to deal with those dreaded 2-week doubts:

2101 Lynngrove, Manhattan Beach, 2101 Lynngrove (4br/4ba, 3344 sqft.)

Asking $3.499M

Deal in 12 days

(Listed by Colleen McGuire, Estate Properties)

 

865 10th Street, Manhattan Beach, 865 10th St. (4br/4ba, 3369 sqft.)

Asking $5.995M

Deal in 9 days

(Listed by Carissa Wright, Pacifica Properties Group, Inc.)

 

1721 2nd Street, Manhattan Beach, 1721 2nd St. (5br/6ba, 4390 sqft.)

Asking $4.995M

Deal in 9 days

(Listed by Lauren Forbes, Compass)

 

1530 21 St Street, Manhattan Beach, 1530 21st St. (3br/2ba, 2100 sqft.)

Asking $2.849M

Deal in 8 days

(Listed by John Briscoe, Estate Properties)

 

2108 Grandview Avenue, Manhattan Beach, 2108 Grandview (4br/3ba, 2333 sqft.)

Asking $3.199M

Deal in 10 days

(Listed by Antoinette Hopper, Vista Sotheby’s International Realty)

 

1729 Pacific Avenue, Manhattan Beach, 1729 Pacific Ave. (3br/3ba, 2850 sqft.)

Asking $3.400M

Deal in 8 days

(Listed by Emily Piemonte, Estate Properties)

3211 N Valley, Manhattan Beach, 3211 N. Valley Dr. (4br/2ba, 1461 sqft.)

Asking $2.499M

Deal in 8 days

(Listed by Dave Fratello, Edge Real Estate Agency)

 

Oh, hey, last but not least on that list is our own listing! 

Quick sales obviously have not come for every Manhattan Beach listing. 

There is anguish on some. 

Why won't Sand Section townhomes sell?

Is East MB new construction glutted?

Will that Tree Section FSBO ever figure itself out?

If you are not a seller in some of the sub-markets with Big Questions, no worries. You do the regular stuff and go to market, and watch the offers roll in. 

And try not to get too nervous if you get to Day 15. 

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