Barbara Corcoran Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.”

“When you're a big money earner and your husband isn't, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or 'Mrs. Higgins.'”

“I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.”

“If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.”

“I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.”

“If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.”

“Refinancing doesn't reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.”

“Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?”

“What people ask for has nothing to do with the value of a property. You might see a listing for $300,000 and think you should make a $250,000 bid. But hyper-focus on what the house is worth. You should know what the house is worth by looking at comparable properties. Base your bid on that.”

“Everybody thinks that they're going to time the market, they're going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.”