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December 3, 2014
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CHAMBERSBURG OFFICE SALES
MEETING
2014 NARReport
HolidaySpeak
EscalationClauses
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
New Listing – The dreaded ‘cards on the counter’
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
• Consider using a ‘Price
Escalation Clause’ Addendum
• If competing with another
offer, your original offer may
be modified to automatically
put your best foot forward
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
Paragraph 1
Tells the Seller that if the original agreement is signed, the Price
Escalation Clause does not apply
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
Paragraph 2
1. Indicates the amount that your Buyer’s offer may be
modified to beat out competing offers
2. Indicates the maximum that your Buyer will modify their
offer
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
Paragraph 3
Indicates how your buyer will handle the mortgage amount in
the original agreement (check all that apply)
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
Paragraph 4
• Mortgage Required – Always check off the box to make sure
that your Buyer doesn’t pay too much for the property
• Mortgage Waived – Use CAUTION
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
Paragraph 5
If the Seller is bumping up the price indicated in your
agreement, they must provide proof of the highest competing
offer
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
Paragraph 6
• If the Seller is bumping up the price indicated in your
agreement, they will insert the new price at the bottom of the
addendum and Buyer agrees to revise the original agreement
of sale accordingly. If Buyer does not revise original
agreement, they are in DEFAULT
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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSES
Signature Lines
• Buyer – Signs with offer
• Seller – Only signs if Buyers offer was modified and is
accepted
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2014 PROFILE OF HOMEBUYERS AND SELLERS
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PENT UP DEMAND
2000 2013
Existing Home
Sales
5.2 m 5.1 m
New Home Sales 880 K 430 K
Mortgage Rates 8.0% 4.0%
Payroll Jobs 132.0 m 136.4 m
Population 282 m 316 m
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TENURE REMAINS HIGH
6 6 6 6 6 6
7
8
9 9 9
10
0
2
4
6
8
10
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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COMPROMISES ON HOME PURCHASE
All
Buyers
First-time
Buyers
Repeat
Buyers
Price of home 23% 25% 21%
Size of home 20 27 17
Condition of home 18 19 17
Lot size 16 18 15
Style of home 16 18 14
Distance from job 14 18 11
Distance from friends or family 7 9 6
Quality of the neighborhood 5 6 5
Quality of the schools 4 7 2
Distance from school 2 3 1
None - Made no compromises 33 25 36
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AGENT ASSISTED SALES REMAINS HIGH
19 17 15 18 16 13 14 14 13 12 12 13 11 9 10 9 9 9
77 82 81 8077 79
83 82 85 84 85 84 85 88 87 88 88 88
4 1 4 47 8
4 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
All FSBO (For-sale-by-owner) Agent-assisted Other
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PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE KEY
How buyers found agent:
40% referred by or is a friend, neighbor, relative
12% used agent they had previously worked with
Selling side:
38% referred by or is a friend, neighbor, relative
22% used an agent they had previously used to buy/sell a home
What you tell us:
21% of business from past consumers and clients
21% of business from referrals from past consumers and clients
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NUMBER OF AGENTS INTERVIEWED
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
One Two Three Four or more
67%
20%
8%4%
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FREQUENCY OF USE
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Holiday Speak
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HOLIDAY GATHERINGS MEAN . . .
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HOLIDAYS ALSO MEAN . . .
Conversations about
• kids
• job
• family
• and . . .
REAL ESTATE
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WHAT HAVE THEY HEARDTHIS YEAR?
New York TimesForeclosures Cripple Recovery
Los Angeles TimesShortage of Homes for Buyers in the Market
Washington PostReal Estate Tax Incentives on the Chopping Block
Chicago TribuneReal Estate Prices to Drop Again
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ARE YOU PREPARED TO TALKREAL ESTATE?
Will you look like this . . . ? . . . or this . . . ?
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PREPARATION
“If I had six hours to chop down a tree,
I’d spend the first hour sharpening the ax.”
Abraham Lincoln
How sharp is your ax?
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REAL ESTATE COURSE:PARTY SKILLS 101
Scenario: You’ve been invited to your spouse’s holiday
party. It’s a casual cocktail party with light snacks and
everyone seems to be having a good time. You find
yourself in a group of about seven people who are
talking about the economy. One person in the group
asks you what line of business you’re in. You reply
‘real estate’ and that you work for Berkshire Hathaway
Homesale Realty. Everyone grows silent as someone
asks:
“How’s the market?”
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YOU HAVE 45 SECONDS TO IMPRESS - - - GO!
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EVALUATION TIME
• Read what you wrote down
• How would you rate yourself
• Would you do business with you?
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REAL ESTATE MARKET(FRANKLIN COUNTY)
Remind people that all real estate is local
• Number of sales: Up 3.2%
• Average sale price: $152,000
• Length of time to sell a home: 4 months
• Sale Price to List Price Ratio: 92%
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WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
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DISTRESSED SALES?
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SHOULD I BUY?
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INTEREST RATES?
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HOW DOES THAT COMPARE?
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
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TOUGH TO QUALIFY?
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TOUGH TO QUALIFY?
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WHERE ARE PRICES HEADED?
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WHERE ARE PRICES HEADED?
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BE READY THIS YEAR
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‘FLOOD’ PARTY
Today from 4:00-6:00 PM @ the Office
Please RSVP to Kim
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ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Tom Blefko is a real estate broker with over thirty years
experience in all facets of the residential and commercial real
estate industry including sales, leasing, office management,
property management, development, construction and
training. During the course of his career, he has been an
award-winning salesperson and assisted other agents in
negotiating and closing over one thousand real estate
transactions.
Contact Information: Tom Blefko, Associate Broker
Berkshire Hathaway Homesale Realty
Office: (717) 267-3222
Cell: (717) 587-6600
E-Mail: [email protected]