OC Housing Report | The Price Is Right

Sellers have until the end of July to get their homes into escrow, indicating that the price better be right.

Pricing: Expired listings are up 64% so far in 2019, illustrating how crucial pricing is this year to avoid becoming another statistic.

Spring is in the air and so are the community garage sales. There is a real strategy behind a successful garage sale. For the amateur trying to overcapitalize on their used possessions, they often overprice and miss the opportunity to cash in on the most optimal time of the sale, the first two hours. Everybody seemingly gets sucked into the emotions behind their personal belongings. This emotional attachment leads to asking way too much. After a steady stream of uninterested buyers because of the quoted price, the amateur salesperson lowers it. Yet, the wave of initial buyers has already passed, and the steady stream diminishes to a trickle. Desperate to sale, the price is lowered yet again, attempting to avoid carting everything back to the garage and attic.

About the Author

Tim Morissette, also known in the community as Mr. Foothill Ranch, offers over 46 years of real estate experience which has given him an established reputation and unmatched market knowledge. He is joined by his wife, Michele and sons Matt and Jeff, as they continue to offer personal service with an emphasis on achieving his clients’ real estate goals.  This unique combination of traits has led to his proven track record of referral and repeat business. This can be witnessed by the trust of homeowners in Foothill Ranch where he has sold twice as many homes and represented three times more buyers than the next-leading real estate agent for the last 26 years.

As residents of Foothill Ranch since 1994, Tim and Michele are actively involved in the community by fundraising for Foothill Ranch Library, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Cancer Society, Homes for Habitat, Relay for Life, South County Outreach, and the local church and schools. Tim enjoys sponsoring community-wide garage sales, paper shredding and e-waste recycling event, an Easter egg hunt, & a Meet Santa Event.

Tim and Michele are dedicated to their family of four sons, daughter-in-laws, and grandchildren. As a family, they enjoy many outdoor activities which include camping, spearfishing, mountain climbing and exploring the miles of hiking and equestrian trails in Foothill Ranch and the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park. Tim and his sons are also avid snowboarders and enjoy mountain biking and lobster diving. Family is a top priority in the Morissette household. They look forward to helping more families achieve their dreams of homeownership.