On the market at $499,000, she found no buyers even though the broker showed the home 16 times. there is a lot of kids on this block. reporter: what to do? linda is looking to downsize after a divorce. she didn t hesitate and lowered the asking price by $20,000. are you confident it will go at this price? no. not really, because of what the market is now. reporter: the market in much of the country remains sluggish, and linda, a former realtor herself understands she needs to be flexible. have you gotten any calls in the last couple of days? reporter: she followed carol s advice to respond to market message that the original price is too high. the buyers are the ones who are going to set the price. we can do as much as we can, and when the buyers that when we have 16 showings in two weeks and no offers that says that the buyers have rejected this price. most people have an emotional
Attachment to the home and the neighborhood, but when it comes to selling, the realtors say you have to take the emotion out of the selling equation. and realtors can assess how to make the house sell at the best price. if i want to move on, i have to put it where the market says it should be. i have no choice. reporter: another key to selling in the market is to recognize that buyers hope to get a deal by negotiating the seller down, so that the sellers have to allow for wiggle room. i have an office. reporter: and linda nair says she is willing to negotiate a little bit, but considering all of the money she has spent on renovations. i won t give it away just because the economy has turned. allan chernoff, maplewood, new jersey. home sales now account for 30% of all home sales. here is the reality, according
words highlighting america s foundation and contemplating a run for president in 2012. yesterday palin hit the streets with rolling thunder, the motorcycle rally honoring america s m.i.a.s and p.o.w.s. but we think she ll be in gettysburg, pennsylvania later today. jim acosta, she s used the word foundation a lot this morning. is she laying the foundation for a presidential run? reporter: well, you know, we re not hearing a whole lot, to be quite honest, because that is the game they are playing right now inside the palin staff. it is sort of a game of catch me if you can, follow the bouncing bus. some are calling this the palin mystery bus tour. i think some of that is by design. they want to generate some buzz and media attention obviously. and the former alaska governor is doing a lot of that on this memorial day, hitting the national archives this morning, then heading to mt. vernon. she may hit another historic site in between there and gettysburg but this is a
where she ll stop until she s been there. she turned up this morning at the national archives in her words highlighting america s foundation and contemplating a run for president in 2012. yesterday palin hit the streets with rolling thunder, the motorcycle rally honoring america s m.i.a.s and p.o.w.s. but we think she ll be in gettysburg, pennsylvania later today. jim acosta, she s used the word foundation a lot this morning. is she laying the foundation for a presidential run? reporter: well, you know, we re not hearing a whole lot, to be quite honest, because that is the game they are playing right now inside the palin staff. it is sort of a game of catch me if you can, follow the bouncing bus. some are calling this the palin mystery bus tour. i think some of that is by design. they want to generate some buzz and media attention obviously. and the former alaska governor is doing a lot of that on this memorial day, hitting the national archives this morning, then h