http://whiteoaksblog.com/2009/11/13/140-park-avenue-san-carlos-a-much-needed-and-off-market-listing-in-white-oaks/ If it happens in San Carlos, it's in here... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://whiteoaksblog.com/2009/11/13/140-park-avenue-san-carlos-a-much-needed-and-off-market-listing-in-white-oaks/#comment-9538 Chuck Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:55:19 +0000 http://whiteoaksblog.com/?p=5196#comment-9538 Good question. I don't know the circumstances involved in this particular situation, but sometimes when homes are sold "off-market" the owners don't want to deal with the inconvenience of what's involved with selling a home on the market -- broker tours, open houses, and accommodating countless visitors who probably have no interest in purchasing the home (aka lookiloos.) By keeping it off-market and by appointment only, it restricts the process to just the most serious buyers. It happens more often than you might think in San Carlos, and the only way to know is when the agent reports it on the MLS later for comparison purposes. Good question. I don’t know the circumstances involved in this particular situation, but sometimes when homes are sold “off-market” the owners don’t want to deal with the inconvenience of what’s involved with selling a home on the market — broker tours, open houses, and accommodating countless visitors who probably have no interest in purchasing the home (aka lookiloos.) By keeping it off-market and by appointment only, it restricts the process to just the most serious buyers. It happens more often than you might think in San Carlos, and the only way to know is when the agent reports it on the MLS later for comparison purposes.

]]> http://whiteoaksblog.com/2009/11/13/140-park-avenue-san-carlos-a-much-needed-and-off-market-listing-in-white-oaks/#comment-9532 Chuck Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:49:29 +0000 http://whiteoaksblog.com/?p=5196#comment-9532 The home that I'm referring in that statement is 2043 Saint Francis Way, which is listed at $899,000, not 140 Park Ave. Sorry for the confusion. The home that I’m referring in that statement is 2043 Saint Francis Way, which is listed at $899,000, not 140 Park Ave. Sorry for the confusion.

]]> http://whiteoaksblog.com/2009/11/13/140-park-avenue-san-carlos-a-much-needed-and-off-market-listing-in-white-oaks/#comment-9531 Jan Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:41:36 +0000 http://whiteoaksblog.com/?p=5196#comment-9531 So if "it’s in that sweet spot of the sub-$1M segment", how come it listed as $1.749M? So if “it’s in that sweet spot of the sub-$1M segment”, how come it listed as $1.749M?

]]> http://whiteoaksblog.com/2009/11/13/140-park-avenue-san-carlos-a-much-needed-and-off-market-listing-in-white-oaks/#comment-9529 iamnoone Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:23:00 +0000 http://whiteoaksblog.com/?p=5196#comment-9529 What is the benefit of selling it "off-market"? What is the benefit of selling it “off-market”?

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