A little while ago I  wrote a blog post about what people want vs what they actually get when they sell their home. I tried to explain, as best I could, that no matter what good reason a home seller may have for wanting a certain amount of money from the sale of their home, the market is really the determining factor.

  • Location,
  • physical condition,
  • school district,
  • traffic,
  • proximity to shopping and other amenities like parks and the like.

All these and more are what really determine the market value of any particular home.

Maryland Isn’t the Only Place This Phenomenon Occurs

I have a colleague who works and lives in Charlotte, NC.  She’s a real sweetheart and she doesn’t like to sugar coat reality. Leigh Thomas Brown has been around awhile. She knows real estate, she knows her market and she doesn’t suffer fools gladly.

That’s why I was thrilled when I saw a short video she made (note: if you’re getting this by e-mail you may want to click here to see the video).

This tells me that College Park, Beltsville, Silver Spring and the rest of the MD Suburbs of Washington, DC are not the only place where home sellers think that some special aspect of their home makes their home much more special and much more pricey than other homes similar to it in the same community.

Enjoy the video. It’s short but it’s packs a lot in it…