You’re Not Picking the Right Teams
Do your research. Who prices right? Who defends Right? Who Has Educated Buyers?
Every seller thinks they’re smart when they hire the agent who whispers the biggest number.
Every buyer thinks they’re clever when they chase the agent who says they can “get you a deal.”
But here’s the truth: most of those agents aren’t playing to win for you. They’re playing to win the listing.
That’s called “buying the listing” — promising the moon to get your signature, then walking you back down when reality punches through.
The Only Stat That Matters
Forget the fairy tales. Forget the fluff.
If you want to know whether an agent is any good, don’t ask how many houses they sold, don’t ask how many Instagram followers they have, don’t even ask what car they drive.
Ask one thing:
👉 What’s their Sales Price to Original List Price ratio?
Not “final list.” Not “after three price drops.”
Original list price.
That tells you whether they priced it right, negotiated it right, and executed it right.
the Jabbour Luxury Group’s Numbers
We live in a market where the average sales price hovers in the $2.4 million range. The margin for error is brutal. A sloppy 3–5% mistake costs hundreds of thousands.
Our sales price to original list price ratio? 93.5%.
Good? Sure. But numbers in a vacuum don’t mean much. What matters is the spread.
We’re consistently 2–4% better than other leading teams. On a $2.4M home, that’s $48,000–$96,000 left in your pocket instead of burned in the fire of bad pricing and weak strategy.
💡 What’s 2–4% Worth?
On a $2.4M home, a 4% swing is $96,000.
That’s a brand-new Tesla.
That’s a year of Duke tuition.
That’s the difference between being represented and being hustled.
Double-Sided? Even Stronger.
And here’s where it gets interesting.
When we list a home and bring the buyer — when we control the chessboard on both sides — we don’t hit 93.5%.
We hit 98.5% of original list price.
Stack that against other teams? They struggle to clear 90–91%.
⚖️ The Reality Check:
Other teams double-side: ~90–91% of original list.
Jabbour Luxury Group double-sides: 98.5%.
On $2.4M, that’s an extra $180,000 protected for the seller.
That delta is enormous.
It means:
Our listings are priced correctly.
Our buyers are prepared correctly.
Our negotiations are run with discipline.
It’s not luck. It’s execution.
The Huckster vs. The Professional
So what does it all mean?
If everyone’s numbers are the same, then fine — no one has an edge. But when one team consistently outperforms, the story changes.
It means:
Hucksters buy listings with fake promises.
Amateurs hide behind “price reductions” to cover their mistakes.
Pros start with reality, sell with strategy, and finish with results.
And if you hire the wrong team? You’re playing against the house with a stacked deck.
The Takeaway
Don’t pick the loudest voice.
Don’t pick the flashiest brand.
Don’t pick the agent who “believes” your home is worth more just to make you feel good.
Pick the team whose numbers prove they actually deliver.
At Jabbour Luxury Group, the numbers aren’t a story we spin — they’re a scoreboard.
And the scoreboard says we’re winning.