Homeowners name your price

By SANETTE TANAKA

If someone offered you $1 million for your home, would you sell?

Real-estate listings company Zillow wanted to find out. In 2006, the company created a feature called “Make Me Move,” which lets homeowners name their “dream price” that would compel them to move…

Make Me Move is a way for people to dip their toe in the market before officially listing their home, says Stan Humphries, chief economist at Zillow. “People can say, ‘It’s not for sale right now, but here’s a listing price that I would entertain if offered,’ ” he adds…

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