Case Study | One Sells, Another Does Not

It happens all the time. Two similar houses, relatively close together, will be on the market at the same time. One sells quickly. It may even have several interested parties and sell for more than the asking price. The other will generate little or no interest and will languish on the market for months. There was a special Business Section in my local newspaper in Feburary that highlighted exactly this situation in a front page story. The house shown on the right is old enough that it does not have the coveted master bedroom suite, but does have an studio/office over the garage. Stucco siding, casement windows, high ceilings, plus fireplaces and other amenities make it a lovely home and it is on several acres of private land. The second house, shown on the left, is about 10 years newer and substantially larger. It has the master suite and all the latest features. It was very private and abutted a conservation area. It could be argued that this is a ‘better’ house because it’s newer, bigger and has some now standard luxuries. And, because it’s proximity to conservation land assures privacy without the cost and responsibility of owning the land. Want to guess which one sold and which one didn’t? The first one sold. The other one may still be on the market. I did not check. Not only that, the first one sold in two weeks, had three interested parties and sold for more than the asking price. Go figure. The article quoted local realtors theorizing that the second house was overpriced in a buyers market. That because of that it did not get attention quickly. Perhaps it was up to date, but not unique. That perhaps it is to isolated. La… la… la. But, as you know by now if  you are following this blog, my approach assesses and mitigates unseen factors that make a house ‘feel’ subtly or sometimes not so subtly, uncomfortable. So I did my usual preliminary scans of each property. But, first some basic premises… Einstein taught us that everything is energy and that energy and matter are the same thing. His famous formula: E=MC2 at it’s most basic level, means energy equals matter. What appears to be solid matter, real world stuff, Einstein called an optical delusion. Also because M is multiplied by a really big number, a very small change on the energy side has a big effect on the matter side of the equation. What?… You didn’t expect a physics lesson on this blog? In my work I look at three major areas… First the energy of the land itself. Underground water, geopathic stress and the energy meridians of the land called ‘ley’ lines (similar to the energy meridians Chinese medicine uses in the human body) Then I look at the energy of the building. It is widely accepted that emotional traumas and dramas are stored in and affect the health of the human body. In the same way, emotional trauma and drama are stored in the energy matrix of a building and affect the people that live and work there. Most people won’t have words for it, but will just know that something does not ‘feel right.’ The third area is the proverbial ‘things that go bump in the night.’ Ghosts are lost and confused and can affect all kinds of things and they not the only unseen beings that may be found in houses. Your home should have charm and character, not charming characters. I specialize in helping them find their way to their home… which is not in your home. As one movie put it ‘we bump back.’ Of course I could not resist scanning these two houses for the issues for which I provide mitigation services. And, as you may have guessed, the house that sold for more than it’s asking price was squeaky clean. It is rare that I find a property with no issues at all, but this one was clear. The one that languished on the market had issues in all three areas. None of this would be obvious that anyone without my perspective and training. But, that’s the point to this blog… to get you to look past the obvious and ask new questions. Could it be that… All the factors I found in the scan can, of course, be mitigated. But without doing that, this property is behaving in the market like a stigmatized property. It is taking longer than expected to sell and will undoubtedly sell for a lower price. Next time you find yourself thinking ‘I dont’ understand why this great house just won’t sell’ consider the energy side of Einstein’s familiar equation. Follow Up The original newspaper article about this was in March, 2009.  In a property transfer listing on Monday June 1, 2009 it was noted that the stalled property had sold after a being on the market for more than a year. . Originally posted on Active Rain Real Estate Network March 27 2009  Read More →

Case Study | A Tale of Two Buildings…

This is a case study of a situation in my town. We are a college town… a major University, and two colleges. The oldest school, a small New England ivy league college, has a beautiful historic campus and owns many buildings all over downtown. . One building in this case is an historic inn, restaurant and meeting venue on the town common, built in the 1800′s and which has been open in it’s present incarnation since 1920 or so. It is owned by the college. The college planned a major renovation to start in November of 2008. In preparation there had been a zoning change to accommodate the expansion and two historic homes had been yanked from their foundations and moved to new locations. Although the college is substantially endowed, when the market crashed a decision was taken to close the inn as planned, but not do the $20 Million renovation and expansion until the economy rebounds. The other building is a former Baptist Church long ago converted to retail space on the ground floor with offices on upper stories. It stand directly opposite the inn on the other side of the common Since I had a client in one of the spaces in this building I had done some clearing work specific to their space and was familiar with the issues at this building. In May of 2008 I had a visitor from Australia. Maggie Landman calls herself an ‘Earth Whisperer’ and specializes in the energy of land. Her work dealing with these issues has similar effects to the methods I use. She came from almost exactly the other side of the planet to meet me. We wanted to learn each others methods and techniques. While walking around town we looked at many building and taught each other our techniques by clearing various problems we noticed. A number of homes and businesses got ‘freebies.’ In effect, we did thousands of dollars of pro bono work. One building we treated was the church building on the common. We each used our methods to clear issues at this property. Maggie showed me her method based on issues created by the interaction of underground water and the energy meridians of the land called ‘ley’ lines. I taught her my proprietary method of ‘Quantum Grid Restructuring’, which clears the energy grids of the structure removing, among other things, historic drama and traumas. We saw a marked improvement and strolled away with nobody the wiser. This property was not on the market. Nonetheless, months later, out of the blue, the college bought the church for office space, paying twice market value for it, a reported $2.3 Million. Renovations will be required. Same college. Same economy. Two building perhaps 300 feet apart on opposite sides of the town common. One at which a planned renovation was postponed indefinitely and one that was purchased for twice market value in spite of not being on the market. Coincidence? If I didn’t do this work for a living I might believe that. But I know what we cleared at the church. I have also scanned the inn and it is obvious that it is haunted and the two buildings that were moved were haunted. It is not uncommon for ghosts to create enormous resistance to major renovations that change ‘their’ place. The owners of the church got a real bonus from our training exercise. Historic buildings always have issues. Whatever happened there is still there. But, these issues can be mitigated, in this case with startling results. If you are curious, read the original stories as reported in the local newspaper The Daily Hampshire Gazette.  Online at www.GazetteNet.com … College halts expansion plans College pays $2.3 million for offices x Originally posted on Active Rain Real Estate Network March 24 2009  Read More →

House Would Not Sell, Then Sold Easily

|  Katherine Mayfield  |  Lake Pleasant , MA  | Her house felt draining and when she tried to sell it the buyer was difficult and then backed out. After House Healing the house sold quickly and easily. Click  Audio Player to Listen to Recorded Comments |  For more about this client | www.katherine-mayfield.com  Read More →

Feng Shui Master Recommended Clearing

|  Gail Raynus  |  Boston, MA  | Their home consulting business and finances took a turn for the worse when they moved into their new home.  The Feng Shui professional they consulted suggested having a House healing. After a House Healing and Business Clearing things improved  in surprising ways. . Listen to Recorded Comments  Read More →

Clearing Office Made Huge Difference

|  Rosemary Heenan  |  Windsor, Ontario, Canada  | Her office at a local college was hard to work in. After clearing she was able to work comfortably without feeling she had to leave. . Listen to Recorded Comments  Read More →

Room That ‘Felt Weird’ Now Feels Great

|  Frank Brown  |  Marrietta, GA  | Room in the basement of his new home felt ‘weird’ and nobody wanted to be there. After House Healing the room felt safe. Listen to Recorded Comments  Read More →

House Languishing for Year, Sold Quickly

|  Judy Stipanovich  |  Pittsburgh, PA  | Couple worked with realtor for 11 months to sell home. House had offer within a few days after House Healing. . Listen to Recorded Comments  Read More →