Real Estate Assistance

There are many ways home sellers can receive assistance in setting a list price for their home. Often sellers receive a solicitation from local real estate agents to determine their home’s value. The accuracy of an agent’s price opinion depends on many factors, such as an agent’s market competence, training, and prior success, most of which the typical seller is unable to decipher.

American Transitions realizes that the relative accuracy of a Broker Price Opinion (BPO) can mean the difference  between a successful sale and a long marketing period resulting in an undesirable outcome. That is why we select only the finest real estate agents and require them to complete a comprehensive, comparative market analysis that includes information on the subject property, at least three comparable sales with value adjustments, and at least three comparable listings with value adjustments. Further, we require the agent to provide a complete marketing plan concluding with a suggested listing price (with and without suggested home repairs and improvements). Finally, we expect each agent to provide a factually supported opinion of the final sales price of the property.

Some agents may tell sellers what they want to hear about the value of their home in order to get a listing. List prices that exceed market value lead to long marketing periods and sale prices that are less than what the home would have sold for if initially priced properly. Our program eliminates this possibility. 

Our company provides the seller with at least two agent referrals, or more if necessary. American Transitions also reviews each agent’s work, questions unsupported data assumptions, and serves the seller as a resource to make an informed listing decision. In addition, we monitor the marketing plan to be sure it is carried out as designed. If a seller is not satisfied with their chosen agent’s performance, we will serve as a hire/fire resource on behalf of the seller.

To ensure that we make the best referrals possible, American Transitions maintains an extensive quality control program that measures each agent’s performance. Some examples of these performance metrics are:

• Suggested list price compared to actual sales price
• Opinion of sales price compared to actual sales price
• Days on market of subject property compared to market
• Customer service evaluation data

American Transitions provides a market-proven approach that produces successful home sales. We provide the seller with the peace of mind that comes from having a trained and knowledgeable Relocation Counselor advocate working with them and a trained, best-in-class real estate agent to deliver the highest price for their home in the shortest marketing time.