Distressed Sales as a Percentage of Sales are Declining

Data from a survey of members shows that the average price discount for short sales and foreclosed properties has trended down. The average discount in May was 15 percent below market for foreclosed properties and 12 percent for short-sales. Just one year ago, the average discounts for foreclosed and short-sales were 18 and 14 percent, respectively.

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Hi Garry, We can’t thank you enough for your superb negotiating on our behalf!!! We feel so fortunate to have met you that day on your open house in Dana Point. Not only are you a very knowledgeable realtor, but you also show that you care about your clients by always making sure they feel comfortable with their decisions. Your thoroughness, patience, and easy- going nature definitely help the sales process along. We have been very appreciative of that! We ob… Read more - Garry & Cheryl C.

Hi Garry I really appreciate all your hard work to get my place sold. The timing was perfect and not as stressful as I thought. I attribute it to your professionalism and expertise. Best of luck to you with future sales. - Maureen G.

To Whom it May Concern: My Wife and I chose Garry McDonald for our Realtor to sell our San Juan Hills Home. It was the best decision we could have made. To our amazement, our Home sold in just two Days! Garry was, from the beginning, very Professional, informative, straight-forward, and friendly. We would not hesitate to recommend Garry for any of your Real Estate needs in the future. - Robert D.

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To all concerned; Garry McDonald helped us find and buy our current home. It took us some time to figure out what we needed so we looked at quite a few homes. Throughout all this, Garry continued to show us homes and narrow down our choices. In the end we picked a house that ended up being negotiated down over S150,000 from the asking price and have been very happy with our choice. We never had any issues with Garry showing us anything and everything we asked for, on time. Throughout the exper… Read more - Bert & Sue F.