This and that....
Berna came up with some interesting stats the other day. I've been harping (for years!) about the advantages of listing your home with a Tooele Realtor over someone from out of area.
Not that they are bad Realtors, it's just that we live here, we work here, we know the market better. Yes, this market is still different than the Salt Lake Valley!
I find it interesting that of the 425 sales in Tooele County so far this year, 375 of them, or 88% had a Tooele County Realtor involved in the transaction! It's obvious who's selling the homes in Tooele County. Yet, of homes currently listed in the County, only 56% of them are listed with local Realtors.
I know that if I was an out of area agent, I wouldn't want to drive 80 miles round trip to service my listing, mow the lawn, make sure it's clean, fill the flyer box, etc. That's one of the benefits you get from going local when you choose a Realtor. We all put it across the same MLS, we all run ads in the same magazines and newspapers. So, what makes the difference? Simply put, the two things sellers care about most: knowledge and service.
Wonder if that is having an effect on the longer number of days on market this year....?