{"id":4720,"date":"2026-02-25T04:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=4720"},"modified":"2026-02-25T22:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:44:15","slug":"what-should-i-list-my-house-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/what-should-i-list-my-house-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should I List My House For? How to Price Your Home Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a fine line between pricing a house too low or too high<\/a>. List it too cheap, and you\u2019ll miss out on netting a higher profit, but list it too high, and it can sit on the market<\/a> for months, making it harder for the property to sell<\/a>. So, you\u2019re probably wondering, \u201cWhat should I list my house for?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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To avoid the quicksand of under- or overpricing, we sat down with two top real estate agents to vet their expert advice on how to price a property to sell.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you can price it and show it right, you can create more urgency [on] day three on the market than you can day 33, or day 63, or day 93,\u201d advises Kenny Klaus,<\/a> a top agent in Mesa, Arizona<\/a>, with 27 years of experience.<\/p>\n

Price the house wrong, and you could be stuck with a series of price cuts<\/a>, which could attract lowball offers down the line, and months of extra costs, not to mention, as Klaus says, the \u201cdisruption of putting your house on the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a little research, market analysis, and some cold, hard logic, you can price your home to sell \u2013 and sell fast<\/a> \u2013 on the first try. In this guide, we\u2019ll show you expert-backed ways to find your perfect list price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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