Several additional tools allow you to accurately determine the selling price of your property.

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There are many factors involved in the success of a real estate sale.

But if the housing services, its development and good communication obviously come into play, it is above all its price that will be decisive.

If it's too high, it will scare away potential buyers.

Whereas if it turns out to be too low, you could be the loser.

Evaluate intrinsic value

The first step is to estimate the cost price of your home.

With this in mind, take out your calculator and add the total purchase price (transfer duties and agency fees included) to that of any major work you may have done, such as replacing the windows, the heating system or even of the roof, which are all added value.

In order not to lose money, the goal is for the sale price to be higher than this overall amount.

Second step: have the series of mandatory diagnostics carried out as soon as possible (energy performance, presence of asbestos, lead, termites, state of the electrical installation and gas).

Not only will you not be able to cut it, but this expertise can also guide you.

For equal square meters, an energy-efficient home can in fact be sold more expensive than an energy-intensive home.

It is also essential to know the exact surface area of ​​the premises, which is why rigorous measurements must be carried out on site.

Take the pulse of the market

The value of your home also depends on something you depend on: the local real estate market.

You will therefore have to compare your accommodation with those of your neighbors.

The barometer established by the Superior Council of Notaries gives a first indication.

By entering your city and the type of property concerned on Immobilier.notaires.fr, you obtain a range of prices per square meter in your area.

Then consult the real estate advertisements available in your area, on the Internet and in agencies near you, to get a more precise idea.

And don't hesitate to visit properties for sale similar to yours to gauge the competition.

Once you have a cost in mind, ask at least two or three real estate agents to come and assess your property, without giving them your opinion.

These estimates are often free and without obligation, so you would be wrong to deprive yourself of them.

Transparency on transactions

To overcome the opacity of the real estate market, the State also made public, on April 24, 2019, the amount of all real estate transactions (with the exception of properties located in Alsace-Moselle and Mayotte) recorded by notaries. since 2014. This database now makes it possible to obtain the sales history of a property as well as those around it with their price and the number of pieces.

To access it, you must use the free service "Request for land value (DVF)" on App.dvf.etalab.gouv.fr and enter your locality and your cadastral section.

This information, delivered in its raw state, is quite indigestible and cannot replace the previous stages of assessment, especially since it is not broadcast in real time (several months late).

On the other hand, they are useful, for both sellers and buyers, as a complementary tool for verifying the price charged.

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The real estate appraisal business

Calculating the price of a good is a lucrative business.

Many internet platforms offer you to make an online estimate by answering a simple questionnaire.

But apart from the fact that these remote evaluations are not worth an on-site visit, the amounts obtained can be very different from one site to another ... Conversely, for a proper estimate, nothing is worth expertise in real estate valuation carried out by notaries.

In view of its high cost - several hundred euros - this procedure is however rather reserved for contentious situations (divorce, inheritance).

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