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October
12

If you're thinking about selling a house in Bend, here's something every seller should hear before listing: pricing your home right starts with trusting your agent as a professional to advise you on what the market is doing.

That isn't always easy to hear. Your home holds years of memories, the projects you poured weekends into, and a number you may have had in your head for a long time. When an agent comes back with a price that's different from that number, it can feel personal. It isn't. A good agent is reading the market for you: what's sold nearby, what's sitting, what buyers are paying right now, and what they're walking past.

Watch out for stale comps

One of the most common pricing traps is the neighbor's house or the house a few blocks away. A neighbor's sale from six months ago won't set your price today, especially in a correcting market. Six months is a long time in real estate. Rates change, inventory shifts, and buyers adjust what they're willi...

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