Real estate agent is horrible....

[Point4Dave]

She has shown the house only once in 2 years.

The house is a 4 level finished but located in Yorkton, Sask.

My question here is can we be using any real estate agent or just local to there? Really want to switch.

Here's where it sits for now.

http://www.remax-bluechip-yorkton-sk...pe=RESIDENTIAL

[JordanLotoski]

Id suggest getting a new agent in that area. Call up any Local remax office and ask for one of the top agents

Id say if your homes been listed for 2 years its more of a pricing issue then anything else.

[masoncgy]

Once in two years? Ummm... I doubt it's just an issue with the realtor.

It's probably priced too high. I don't know that market, but typically if you are not getting any bites, it's because of your pricing.

It helps to have an active realtor, but if you are priced right it will garner it's own attention.

You should have a set amount of time that you are in agreement with that particular realtor to list your home. I believe the standard agreement is 90 days, but you can always extend the period based on your needs.

Have you moved ahead with any price reductions since the house was originally listed? Market conditions today are different than two years ago.

[Point4Dave]

The price was never listed until recently, maybe a few months ago.

Believe me, the agent is useless. I don't know what the market is like there currently, it's my parents in law. They are building a new home on york lake and want this one gone.

[masoncgy]

Why wasn't the price listed? That's a critical piece of the listing, perhaps the most critical.

[Skyline_Addict]

houses can be listed without an asking price?

[bspot]

That's a pretty sweet house. It's like you're living in Heritage park!

[barmanjay]

That's strange,.. maybe in Sask the RE is different.

AFAIK: The Price MUST be listed in the MLS system. unless your in-laws place was an "exclusive" listing, or a "pocket" listing.

Neither is listed on the MLS, thus the odds of even having a showing are drastically reduced.

If it was one of these types of listings,.. who idea was it? But none-the-less, everyone else is right.

If the home is not priced within the current "market analysis" the odds are not in your favour for getting showings, let alone selling.

Good Luck!

I'm interested in the details of this!

[Point4Dave]

Originally posted by masoncgy
Why wasn't the price listed? That's a critical piece of the listing, perhaps the most critical.

I been saying that forever. I had a car for sale before, no price listed on the car. Few weeks later put a price on and it was gone inside a week.

The house really is amazing, there's an outdoor hottub in the back as well since the photos have been taking, new countertop is being put in currently and carpet instead of tiling in the finished basement.

They bought it and gutted it completely about 15 years ago and restored it to the way it's shown. I also wired Satellite (RG6) into each bedroom without drilling outside the house.

I just though it was silly it sat so long without mention. After xmas they are for sure switching agents, I just wanted to put feelers out incase somebody else can show it.

I remember my parents sold our summer home in New Brunswick years ago to buyers in Ontario, I don't really know how that deal got setup. I had been living out here by then.

It's strange considering my father in law's brother owns Remax in White Rock, BC. w/ over 50 agents under him

[Point4Dave]

Originally posted by barmanjay
That's strange,.. maybe in Sask the RE is different.

AFAIK: The Price MUST be listed in the MLS system. unless your in-laws place was an "exclusive" listing, or a "pocket" listing.

Neither is listed on the MLS, thus the odds of even having a showing are drastically reduced.

If it was one of these types of listings,.. who idea was it? But none-the-less, everyone else is right.

If the home is not priced within the current "market analysis" the odds are not in your favour for getting showings, let alone selling.

Good Luck!

I'm interested in the details of this!

Thanks, I'll keep ya's posted.

[Masked Bandit]

That's going to be a tough sell in that town. I don't think anyone in Yorkton is going to pay that kind of price.

I'm not saying it's not worth it, I think it is. But I'm from there and that number just isn't realistic for the market.

If you could pick that house up and drop it on a big lot in Okotoks, I'd buy it in a second.

I saw the plaque on the front pillar. Is Mitch your father in-law? We've had family work done by him, total pro.

[nrt_vw]

Originally posted by bspot
That's a pretty sweet house. It's like you're living in Heritage park!

Thats what I was thinking too. Kinda spooky though

[kvg]

My cousin has been trying to sell his place in Sask for almost 2yrs as well and he gave up recently and just decided to rent it. Almost nobody looked at his place either. He bought the nicest place in the area and even though its cheap by Calgary standards its pricey by Sask standards so he's stuck. They are a selling premium property in a soft market, so they might have to sit on it for quite sometime unfortunately

[dr_jared88]

That problem is that it's a half a million dollar house in Yorkton. Half a million is an expensive house in Regina or Saskatoon. You could build a very nice house to the requirements you want for that price in Yorkton.

[pea_soup]

$458,000 for a house in Yorkton? Man you are kidding me right? What kind of job could a person possible have in yorkton to afford that house.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by dr_jared88
That problem is that it's a half a million dollar house in Yorkton. Half a million is an expensive house in Regina or Saskatoon. You could build a very nice house to the requirements you want for that price in Yorkton.

My thoughts exactly.

[Masked Bandit]

Originally posted by dr_jared88
That problem is that it's a half a million dollar house in Yorkton. Half a million is an expensive house in Regina or Saskatoon. You could build a very nice house to the requirements you want for that price in Yorkton.

Or you could buy one of the other many homes that age in town and reno it for (probably) less money. It's still a beautiful property though.

[2007RS4]

Originally posted by bspot
That's a pretty sweet house. It's like you're living in Heritage park!

I was going to say funeral home, but yeah.

[project240]

Originally posted by Point4Dave
She has shown the house only once in 2 years.

The house is a 4 level finished but located in Yorkton, Sask.

My question here is can we be using any real estate agent or just local to there? Really want to switch.

Here's where it sits for now.

http://www.remax-bluechip-yorkton-sk...pe=RESIDENTIAL

What a small world. I grew up in Yorkton less than a block away, lol. I'd say the problem is price, but also the realtor. My parents used her when they sold the house 8-10 years ago and there were very few showings. Our house was larger, much more updated, larger lot and sold for under 200K (again, this was like 2003ish).

I think decor may have something to do with it as well

[Masked Bandit]

Originally posted by project240



What a small world. I grew up in Yorkton less than a block away, lol. I'd say the problem is price, but also the realtor. My parents used her when they sold the house 8-10 years ago and there were very few showings. Our house was larger, much more updated, larger lot and sold for under 200K (again, this was like 2003ish).

I think decor may have something to do with it as well

Tupper Ave over here.