If you are selling, the biggest error is assuming low supply will automatically excuse an inflated asking price.
A seller's market does not erase buyer judgment. In Temecula, CA, I would caution any seller against reading low supply as permission to start high and hope the market catches up.
Temecula, CA recently had 2.31 months of supply, which still leans toward sellers. Even so, the typical closed price was $737,500 while the typical asking price was $885,000, and the market's offer-to-ask relationship landed around 99.2%. Those numbers tell me buyers are paying close to list on homes that make sense, not blindly rewarding every number they see. For a seller, the implication is straightforward. A home that launches above what buyers can defend may burn time even in a low-supply market. I would rather enter Temecula, CA with a price that attracts attention quickly than spend weeks proving the market does not agree with me. Use competing active listings as context, not proof. Let recent closings shape your final pricing decision. Fix the issues buyers will notice in photos and on day one so your number feels earned instead of forced.
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