10/26/2026
Price per square foot is a great starting point, but it doesn’t reflect the whole story.
We mentor a lot of newer agents, and one mistake I see often is pricing a home at a neighborhood’s average price per square foot. It may look fair on paper, but many times a home ends up being overpriced because it doesn’t have the same features that bumped other homes’ numbers up.
Two homes at the same size can be worth very different amounts.
Here is what buyers will pay more for:
• An updated kitchen
• An extra bedroom
• A garage you can actually use
• A layout that makes sense
For resale homes, the price per square foot is just one piece of the puzzle. Sometimes, the best option will be the home with the highest price per square foot.
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