Your asking price should begin with similar completed sales, then account for how your home compares with competing listings. I'll help you separate those questions so the starting price reflects your property rather than a townwide benchmark.
For Wantagh's single-family homes, condos, townhouses and apartments, the latest market report gives a typical asking price among homes listed for sale of $825,000. The typical sale price was $803,000. Reported housing supply, measured in months, was 2.45 months. The asking-price and sale-price figures describe homes listed for sale and homes that sold, respectively.
Those prices do not establish a negotiated discount or tell us what your particular home should bring. I would use completed sales to discuss value and competing listings to assess the alternatives a prospective buyer could consider. Starting with an ambitious asking price requires a clear reason grounded in your home's differences.
Prepare a list of updates, known repair needs and property details so we can make useful comparisons. Review recent sales of similar homes with me, focusing on size, condition and features rather than choosing the highest result. Decide before listing what feedback would prompt us to revisit the asking price.
