Dusted off the ole' escalation clause this weekend!
By Coral Gundlach, Real Lives. Not Just Real Estate.
(Compass)
The spring 2011 housing market in Northern Virginia has exploded! Saturday, I wrote a full priced offer for a beautiful townhouse in Falls Church, 40% down, quick contingenices - a clean contract in a normal market. Well, I got the call this morning that we were one of 3 and should submit best and final by 2:30 this afternoon. This house was actually a bit underpriced - the comparable home my client thought about buying was priced $26K more, was about 1000 square feet smaller and needed more work. It was in a different, but comparable community about a mile away. This house, had major upgrades and was in move-in ready, immaculate condition: In a word - GORGEOUS! But I could see why the agent priced where she did, as the comps in that actual community were a bit lower. So, we ...
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