Lake Homes Realty, a Hoover-based company specializing in lake and beach properties across more than 40 states, announced this week its entry into the mountain real estate market.
From its headquarters in Meadow Brook Corporate Park, the company unveiled a new brokerage, Mountain Homes Realty, which features over $100 billion in mountain properties spanning 21 states on its website, MountainHomesRealty.com.
“Across all our specialty brands we’ve learned how to connect local and out-of-state buyers with unique lifestyle properties,” said Glenn Phillips, CEO of Lake Homes Realty, in a statement on the Mountain Homes Realty website. “The purchaser of a mountain home may live hundreds of miles away and scan listings in several states at once. We make that search – and the seller’s exposure to those distant buyers – dramatically easier.” – Hoover Sun
Hoover-based Lake Homes Realty announced this week that it is expanding into the mountain homes market with the launch of a new firm, Mountain Homes Realty. Both companies are headquartered in Meadow Brook Corporate Park. The new website, MountainHomesRealty.com, offers buyers and sellers access to over $100 billion in available mountain properties across 21 states.
“Across all our specialty brands we’ve learned how to connect local and out-of-state buyers with unique lifestyle properties,” said Glenn Phillips, CEO of Lake Homes Realty, in a statement on the Mountain Homes Realty website. – 280 Living
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Hoover-based firm, Lake Homes Realty, the nation’s leading brokerage specializing in lakefront properties, has expanded into a new niche with the launch of Mountain Homes Realty. This independent brokerage caters to buyers and sellers of mountain properties across 21 states. Its online platform, MountainHomesRealty.com, already showcases over $100 billion worth of available mountain real estate. With Lake Homes Realty, Beach Homes Realty, and Mountain Homes Realty, the brand now operates in 40 states.
CEO Glenn Phillips said, as with the other sites, this one is geared toward making searches and purchases easier for distant buyers. “Across all our specialty brands we’ve learned how to connect local and out-of-state buyers with unique lifestyle properties,” he said. – AL.com
Lake Homes Realty is expanding its real estate footprint by entering the mountain homes market with the launch of Mountain Homes Realty, the brokerage announced on Tuesday. The new brokerage will serve buyers and sellers across 21 states nationwide. Its website, MountainHomesRealty.com, already features over $100 billion worth of available mountain properties.
“Across all our specialty brands we’ve learned how to connect local and out-of-state buyers with unique lifestyle properties,” Lake Homes Realty CEO Glenn S. Phillips said in a statement. – Inman
Hoover-based firm, Lake Homes Realty, the nation’s leading brokerage specializing in lakefront properties, has expanded into a new niche with the launch of Mountain Homes Realty. This independent brokerage caters to buyers and sellers of mountain properties across 21 states. Its online platform, MountainHomesRealty.com, already showcases over $100 billion worth of available mountain real estate.
Lake Homes Realty, the country’s largest lakefront-focused real estate brokerage, has announced the newest addition to its waterfront niche market: Mountain Homes Realty. The stand-alone brokerage serves both buyers and sellers of mountain properties across 21 states. While the brand’s digital engine, MountainHomesRealty.com, currently features more than $100 billion in available mountain properties.
“Across all our specialty brands we’ve learned how to connect local and out-of-state buyers with unique lifestyle properties,” said Glenn S. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer of Lake Homes Realty. “The purchaser of a mountain home may live hundreds of miles away and scan listings in several states at once. We make that search – and the seller’s exposure to those distant buyers – dramatically easier.”
Expectations are a part of everything in life. Real estate is not exempt from having expectations either. When selling your home, you might have certain expectations from your real estate agent in order to get your home sold. Glenn Phillips, Lake Homes Realty’s CEO, discusses the different things a seller might expect that don’t always help.
Open Houses: Typically, when it comes to lake real estate, the buyer is many miles away. They might even be in a completely different state. These buyers will schedule a showing to see that house if they are interested. An open house, on the other hand, typically attracts people who come by to view the house, usually without any intention to buy.
“Just Listed” postcards: Who would you be sending these to? You don’t really need to send them to your neighbors because they already live at the lake. It doesn’t logically make sense to send these across the country, but it makes the seller feel good when sending them out. That doesn’t inherently mean anything will come from it.
“Just Listed” social media: This is related to the “Just Listed” postcards. Not only that, but the algorithms don’t typically like these kinds of posts. If it shows up to an audience, it will more than likely show up on a family or friend’s feed.
“For Sale” signs: Most lake homebuyers start their search online. Going back to the first point, many buyers might not even live in the state you’re in, having a for sale sign doesn’t really help as much as you think.
A lot of the time, an agent will do these things out of habit or to make their sellers happy. However, that doesn’t mean it will sell the home. If you’d like to discuss these topics or anything else with an agent, please contact one today at https://www.lakehomes.com/.
What comes to mind when you’re getting ready to sell your home? Pricing! Knowing how to and what to price your lake home is crucial in the selling process. If you go too high, more than likely, it will sit on the market longer than you’d like. Lake Homes Realty’s CEO, Glenn Phillips, delves into the importance of proper pricing and how easy it is to accidentally overprice.
“What I have in it”: This is the concept of what you, as the owner, have financially put into the home. However, buyers do not care about this. The market is the market. When you were the buyer, you didn’t ask the seller what they had put into the home. The same goes for your potential buyers; they don’t care. The market sets the price.
“What I ‘need’…”: At the end of the day, need has nothing to do with it. Need is market-independent and not relevant to any of the buyers.
“I just ‘feel’ it is worth this”: There have been many studies that indicate we value our own possessions a lot more than other people’s possessions. This is something you need to be mindful of. It’s very easy to justify why you think your property is worth a certain amount.
“The neighbor’s house sold for…”: That might be a true statement, or it might be a rumor someone has made up. If it is factual, there are many factors that could have been at play, such as selling when the market was hot. Having an agent who can pull a market analysis is more beneficial than basing pricing on the neighbor’s home.
“The house nearby is listed for…”: “Listed for” is exactly what it sounds like, a listing. That house is still on the market.
“If I can get this much, then I’ll sell”: This means you are not actively trying to sell the home. If something were to come along at a price you like, then you might. Something like this wastes time for all parties.
Having the correct pricing is truly the most important thing if you’re trying to sell. However, as mentioned above, it’s very easy to overprice a lake home. If you’re trying to figure out how to get accurate pricing, reach out to our lake experts at https://www.lakehomes.com/.
Are you selling your lake home? You, as a seller, have traits that most sellers exhibit. The same goes for lake home buyers. Because you are trying to sell your home, you should be aware of what these typical buyer traits are and how to spot them. Lake Home Realty’s CEO, Glenn Phillips, discusses what some of these traits are and how to be on the lookout for them.
Often Live >100 Miles Away: Most buyers who purchase lake property are looking for something they can move to in retirement or a place they can have as their getaway. Knowing that typical lake buyers are coming as far away as other states or cross country is important when it comes to marketing towards them.
“Want What They Want”: It isn’t very common that your typical lake home buyer is looking for anything in a hurry. They don’t need a home immediately to ensure their kids can be in a certain school system or any other reason behind a quick move. They could spend months to years waiting to find exactly what it is they want.
Willing to pay…but RARELY overpay: Most people who are buying lake property are smart with their money. You can see that the inventory has grown a lot in the past couple of months. These buyers aren’t willing to pay for a home that is overpriced, a more and more are becoming that.
Unconcerned with school systems: The usual demographic is 55 and older. They might have grandkids coming to visit, but that doesn’t mean the specific school systems in the area are pertinent for these buyers.
Hospital Reasonably Close: Like the previous point, the age demographic is a little older than your usual real estate market. Knowing you’re not too far away from a medical center is something that is being looked into when a buyer is considering moving to the lake.
Knowing these buyer traits can benefit you if you’re beginning the selling process or have been in it for a minute. If you would like help with selling or simply more details about these traits, reach out to one of our lake agents today at https://www.lakehomes.com/. They would be more than willing to lend a helping hand.
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