Your asking price should begin with similar homes, not a townwide number alone. I'll help you separate useful price references from comparisons that overlook your home's differences.
The latest market report covers Macomb single-family homes, condos, townhouses and apartments. The typical sale price was $480,000, describing completed sales rather than the price of an individual home. The typical asking price among homes listed for sale was $539,900. Those asking prices and sale prices describe different groups, so their difference does not establish a negotiated discount.
I would use these figures as background, then give greater weight to recent sales of homes resembling yours. A higher asking price needs support from the home's condition, size and features, not simply your preferred result. Starting with an ambitious asking price also requires deciding how you will respond if the response falls short of your expectations.
Bring a list of improvements and known repair needs so we can review differences in condition accurately. Review recent sales of similar homes with me, then consider homes listed for sale separately as alternatives buyers could evaluate. Set an asking price and agree on the information we will review before deciding whether to change it.
