06/08/2026
Is your asking price helping buyers decide? ๐ค
Pricing your home is equal parts strategy and psychology โ and most sellers focus entirely on the number itself without thinking about how buyers actually experience it.
Here's the tip:
The way you price your home changes who shows up to see it.
Here's what that means in practice. Online search filters are almost always set in round numbers โ $700,000, $750,000, $800,000. If you price your home at $810,000, you've just priced yourself out of every buyer searching up to $800,000. A small adjustment to $799,900 puts you in front of an entirely different โ and often much larger โ pool of motivated buyers. ๐
Smart pricing strategy means:
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Understanding exactly where buyer search filters fall in your price range
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Knowing what comparable homes have actually sold for โ not just listed at
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Pricing to attract attention, not just to leave room to negotiate
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Recognizing that the right price on day one beats a price reduction on day thirty
A price reduction might eventually get you to the same number โ but by then your listing has gone cold and buyers are wondering what's wrong with it. ๐ฌ
Getting your price right from the start isn't guesswork. It's research, strategy, and experience working together.
Thinking about selling in Brantford, Paris, or Brant County? Pricing strategy is one of the most important conversations we'll have โ and I'm ready to have it. ๐
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Mike Cole
Sales Representative
Coldwell Banker Homefront Realty, Brokerage
๐ฑ: (519) 777-5935
๐: (519) 756-8120
๐ฉ: [email protected]