Based on the numbers and our personal experience of a larger number of prospects shopping but not buying, we suspect the seller’s market is about over. Here are five areas listing agents need to rethink and focus on when buyers are calling the shots.
Source: Inman News
Facing a buyer’s market? 5 pivots listing agents must make
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