Barry L Shaffer

Brokerage of Record: Coldwell Banker Hunter Realty

License State: Ohio

Service areas: Akron, Barberton, East Akron, Canton, Firestone Park , Ellet, Wadsworth, Canal Fulton, Merriam Valley, Uniontown, North Hill, Kennmore, Lane-Wooster, Uhrichsville, Marshallville, Norton, Clinton, Doylestown, Rittman, Elizabeth Park Valley, Downtown, Rolling Acres, Highland Square, Fairlawn Heights, Grafton, Leetonia, Stow, Mogadore, North Canton, Newcomerstown, Apple Creek, Orrville
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Summary: Barry L Shaffer is an elite Ohio real estate agent, ranked in the upper 9% of his peers at the 91st percentile.

He has completed at least 54 transactions with an average sale price of $46K. He has closed transactions ranging from $5K to $167K in value.

Barry L's brokerage of record is Coldwell Banker Hunter Realty where he primarily serves sellers with Single Family properties in Akron, Barberton and Canton and the East Akron, Ellet and Firestone Park neighborhoods.

Barry L stands out because of his depth of experience as a listing agent, the low average price per square foot his listings command compared to comparable homes listed by other agents and his ability to negotiate a lower price per square foot for his buyers relative to the buyers of comparable properties.

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NC AGENT SCORE

Barry L Shaffer has received an overall rating of "Excellent" By NeighborCity. The 'NC Agent Score' represents this real estate agent's (Barry L Shaffer) performance* when working with buyers and sellers to list, purchase and sell their properties, relative to their agent peer group**.

This number represents Barry L’s percentile ranking among his peer group. Thus, for agents that Barry L competes with, he was in the 91st percentile, meaning he performed better than 90% of his peer agents and conversely was in the top 9% of his peers. The maximum score is "99" for 99th percentile.

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Barry L Shaffer's Performance Metrics

GENERAL METRICS

Top Cities

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These are the cities where Barry L represents buyers and sellers most often, listed by percent of active and sold listings in each location.

Akron — 48 (51%)
Barberton — 10 (11%)
Canton — 6 (6%)
Canal Fulton — 4 (4%)
Wadsworth — 4 (4%)
Uniontown — 3 (3%)
Other:
Norton — 2 (2%)
Marshallville — 2 (2%)
Uhrichsville — 2 (2%)
Doylestown — 2 (2%)
Clinton — 2 (2%)
Leetonia — 1 (1%)
Apple Creek — 1 (1%)
Mogadore — 1 (1%)
Grafton — 1 (1%)
Rittman — 1 (1%)
Orrville — 1 (1%)
North Canton — 1 (1%)
Stow — 1 (1%)
Newcomerstown — 1 (1%)

Top Neighborhoods

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These are the neighborhoods where Barry L represents both buyers and sellers most often, listed by percent of active listings and transactions closed in each location.

East Akron — 9 (27%)
Ellet — 5 (15%)
Firestone Park — 5 (15%)
Merriam Valley — 3 (9%)
North Hill — 2 (6%)
Lane-Wooster — 2 (6%)
Kennmore — 2 (6%)
Downtown — 1 (3%)
Rolling Acres — 1 (3%)
Elizabeth Park Valley — 1 (3%)
Fairlawn Heights — 1 (3%)
Highland Square — 1 (3%)

Listing Types

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These are the types of properties that Barry L represents most often for both buyers and sellers, listed by percent of active listings and transactions closed for each property type (Single Family, Condo, Town House, Multi-family, land & lots, etc.)

Single Family — 90 (96%)
Condo — 4 (4%)

Buyers Vs. Sellers Represented

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This is the ratio and number of closed transactions where Barry L represented a buyer in the purchase of a home (‘Buyer’) vs. a seller in the sale of a home (‘Seller’).

Seller — 45 (83%)
Buyer — 9 (17%)

Number of Closed Transactions

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This is the number of total transactions that Barry L completed when representing buyers and sellers vs. his agent peer group (‘Peers’).

Barry L
54 Closed
Transactions
Barry L's Peers
23 Closed
Transactions

Number of Active Listings

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This is the number of properties that Barry L is currently listing for sale vs. the number listed for sale on average, by his agent peer group (‘Peers’). If this number is substantially lower than his peers, Barry L may be new to the business, a buyer’s agent, or part of a team where the team leader claims credit for all listings and sales. If his listing count is much greater than his peers, then Barry L may be too busy to effectively service another client.

Barry L
15 Active
Listings
Barry L's Peers
9 Active
Listings

% Dual Rep Transactions

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This is the percent of Barry L’s transactions where his brokerage represented both the buyer and seller as broker of record, vs. his agent peer group (‘Peers’). Ideally this percent should be lower than Barry L’s peers because sharing a broker can work against either the buyer or seller, resulting in a lower or higher selling price than otherwise would be expected.

Barry L
16% Dual Rep
Broker/Agent
Barry L's Peers
20% Dual Rep
Broker/Agent

% Dual Rep - Same Agent

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This is the percent of Barry L’s transactions where he and his brokerage represented both the seller and buyer as the agent and broker of record, vs. his agent peer group (‘Peers’). ). Ideally this percent should be lower than Barry L’s peers because sharing an agent and broker can work against either the buyer or seller, resulting in a lower or higher selling price than otherwise would be expected.

Barry L
13% Dual Rep
Agent
Barry L's Peers
14% Dual Rep
Agent

Price Ranges Represented

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These are the price ranges of listings Barry L listed or sold on behalf of Barry L buyer and seller clients, along with the number of listings in each price range in parenthesis, e.g. $300K (22) means 22 listings in the $300-399K range were represented by this agent. Picking an agent with ample experience in your price range is a good idea.

Listing Agent Performance

Better than peers
Worse than peers
Peers

# Listings Sold

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This is the number of total transactions that Barry L completed when representing sellers in a sale of a property vs. his agent peer group (‘Peers’).

Barry L
45 Listings
Sold
Barry L's Peers
17 Listings
Sold

Average Days on Market

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This is the average number of days that Barry L's listings were available to be purchased (on the market) including sold, withdrawn and currently for sale properties.

Barry L
211 Days on
Market
Barry L's Peers
259 Days on
Market

Average Days To Sale

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This is the average number of days it took Barry L to sell a listing when representing a seller.

Barry L
 
94 Days to Sale
Barry L's Peers
153 Days to
Sale

% Listings Sold

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This is the percent of the listings that Barry L lists for sale that eventually sell.

Barry L
64% of listings
sold
Barry L's Peers
55% of listings
sold

Sale Price Spread

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This is the percent of the full asking price that Barry L was able to obtain for her seller clients on average.

Barry L
94.1% of ask
price
Barry L's Peers
93.1% of ask
price

Sale Price Normalized Spread

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This is the percent of the full asking price that Barry L was able to obtain for his seller clients on average, relative to the number days the property was for sale. It indicates the quality of his negotiation skills since the longer a property sits on the market, the harder it is to negotiate a sale price close to full asking price.

Barry L
95.9% of ask
price
Barry L's Peers
93.2% of ask
price

Average Sale Price Per Sq.Ft.

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This is the average price per square foot received by Barry L’s sellers (sale price divided by the total area of the home) as compared to his peers.

Barry L
$34 Avg. Per
Sq.Ft.
Barry L's Peers
$65 Avg. Per
Sq.Ft.
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Buyer's Agent Performance

Better than peers
Worse than peers
Peers

# Listings Purchased

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This is the number of total transactions that Barry L completed when representing buyers to purchase a property vs. his agent peer group (‘Peers’).

Barry L
9 Listings
Purchased
Barry L's Peers
11 Listings
Purchased

Purchase Price Spread

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This is the percent of the full asking price that Barry L was able to obtain for his buyer clients on average.

Barry L
91.6% of Ask
Price
Barry L's Peers
92.1% of Ask
Price

Avg. Purchase Price Per Sq.Ft.

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This is the average price per square foot paid by Barry L’s buyers (sale price divided by the total finished area of the home) as compared to his peers.

Barry L
$30 Avg. Per
Sq.Ft.
Barry L's Peers
$52 Avg. Per
Sq.Ft.

Barry L Shaffer's Property Listings

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175 Russell Ave

Akron, OH 44311

4 Beds / 1 Bath

Built in 1903

$9,500

Single Family

1616 sq ft

$6 / sq ft

Listing Img

$89,900

Single Family

1252 sq ft

$72 / sq ft

Listing Img

$105,000

Single Family

2214 sq ft

$47 / sq ft