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<body>JW,<BR>
<BR>
You're absolutely correct about the marketing strategy,<BR>
though most of the realtors I know laugh about the<BR>
terms that sound like they're right out of a real<BR>
estate sales workshop.<BR>
<BR>
John<BR><BR>> <BR>> I believe that "drama priced" and "energy priced" are<BR>> newspeak that realtors are using to describe a house<BR>> that's listed below what was considered market value<BR>> in order to try to generate excitement. That way, the<BR>> "motivated seller" (are there really people who sell<BR>> their properties for no reason?) won't have to<BR>> "reposition" the house if it sits on the market.<BR>> <BR>> jw<BR>> <BR>> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:56:35 -0500<BR>> From: Emil Volcheck <volcheck@acm.org><BR>> Subject: [Chat] Thanks for the Holiday House Tour!<BR>> To: chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>> Message-ID: <20061218235635.GE4102@speakeasy.net><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Did anyone notice the Coldwell-Banker sign several<BR>> houses to the south<BR>> of the Manzolillo's that read "Drama Priced"? What<BR>> does that mean?<BR>> <BR>> __________________________________________________<BR>> Do You Yahoo!?<BR>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR>> http://mail.yahoo.com <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Chat mailing list<BR>> Chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info<BR><BR><br /><hr />Get free, personalized online radio with MSN Radio powered by Pandora. <a href='http://radio.msn.com' target='_new'>Try it!</a></body>
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