Listen to this: Buyers provide selling tips

By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features

Criticism can be hard to take.

But successful home sellers need to carefully weigh criticism over and over again.

After potential listing agents deliver their opinions, and after a stager points out cluttered or unappealing decorating, sellers still need to brace themselves for more –from potential buyers.

Now, when negotiating power is shifting from sellers to buyers, “it’s especially important for sellers to feedback, as this can help them understand what buyers are looking for and how their property compares to other homes on the market,” explains Andrew Cayne of Elite Properties, New York City.

Gathering feedback

Listing agents typically communicate with buyers’ agents, arranging tour times.

Afterwards, buyers’ agents may receive a questionnaire to describe their clients’ opinions. The best feedback is elicited from phone call, believes Jon Sanborn, a San Diego real estate agent and home flipper with SD House Guys.