What’s My Wellington Home Worth?
Many Wellington homeowners are wondering “What’s My Wellington Home Worth?” and aren’t sure how to find out the true market value. Whether you’re considering selling, refinancing, or simply curious about your property’s market value it’s important to obtain an accurate number. Let’s take a closer look at all of the ways a homeowner can determine what their home would sell for in today’s real estate market.
What’s My Wellington Home Worth?
If you open your mailbox or google “what’s my Wellington Florida home worth“ you are bound to see postcards or google search results advertising:
- Free CMA for your Wellington Home
- Free Market Analysis for your Wellington Home
- Free Home Evaluation for your Wellington Home
- Free Instant Home Value for your Wellington Home
- Free Market Valuation for your Wellington Home
- Free Home Value SnapShot for your Wellington Home
- Free Comparable Market Analysis for your Wellington Home
- Free Evaluation CMA for your Wellington Home
Basically, every Realtor is willing to tell you how much they think your Wellington home is worth for free, but how do you know if their home value recommendation is accurate? You’ll need to examine the Evidence and their Experience.
Evidence
The “evidence” for determining how much your Wellington home is worth should include a list of comparables. Most home buyers will examine the same information if they decide to submit an offer on your home. The “evidence” should include the following;
- Homes for Sale in your Wellington Neighborhood
- This would be your immediate competition
- Similar Homes for Sale Outside your Neighborhood
- This would be your area competition
- Homes Under Contract in your Wellington Neighborhood
- This shows what asking price solicited an offer
- Recent Home Sales in your Wellington Neighborhood
- This shows the true market value of what buyers are actually willing to pay
- Expired Listings in your Wellington Neighborhood
- This shows what asking price didn’t solicit an acceptable offer/sale
Any Realtor can provide this information, it would take me roughly 10 minutes or less to gather, but not every Realtor will be able to provide an in-depth explanation.
Experience
So what if neighborhood homes for sale, pending sales, and recent sales are all between $300,000 and $400,000, how much is your Wellington home worth? $300,000? $350,000? $400,000?
This is where a local expert and their “experience” comes in. The Realtor or Realtors who are providing you with a CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) should be able to determine and explain to you why a 4-bedroom home with 1,800 square feet sold for $100,000 less than a 4-bedroom home with 2,000 square feet. Was it the condition, size, features, or other circumstances, like mold or was the home tenant occupied and couldn’t be shown or sold right away?
After a careful evaluation of the “evidence” and using their “experience” a Realtor should be able to provide you with a very close estimate of what your home will sell for in today’s real estate market.
However, keep in mind a Realtor’s price opinion is considered an “art,” not a “science,” just like an appraisal. There are no set value adjustments when comparing your home to other homes in the area. I’ve seen some appraisers make price adjustments of $10 a square foot while others make price adjustments of $60 a square foot. The same goes for bathroom adjustments, garage adjustments, pool adjustments, lot adjustments, and condition adjustments, they all vary from appraiser to appraiser or in the case of a CMA, Realtor to Realtor.
Once again this is where a Realtor’s market knowledge and experience comes into play. If a Realtor is active in the market, knows the inventory, and reviews appraisals they should be able to provide you with a great price recommendation. However, if a Realtor isn’t very active and doesn’t have the market knowledge they may recommend a price that’s too low or too high.
In today’s highly competitive Wellington real estate market pricing your property is the difference between a home that sells in days and one that sits stagnant for months.
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About the Author
Top Wellington Realtor, Michelle Gibson, wrote: “What’s My Wellington Home Worth? Call 561-333-0446”
Michelle has been specializing in residential real estate since 2001 throughout Wellington Florida and the surrounding area. Whether you’re looking to buy, sell, or rent she will guide you through the entire real estate transaction. If you’re ready to put Michelle’s knowledge and expertise to work for you call or e-mail her today.
Areas of service include Wellington, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, Greenacres, and more.
Michelle Gibson of the Hansen Real Estate Group Inc is a full-time REALTOR who has been specializing in Wellington Florida real estate since 2001. This veteran of the real estate industry has expertise in technology, marketing, and social media.