The Sun Sentinel has an advice piece for home sellers. " If you think you're seeing a lot more 'Open House' signs springing up on street corners these days, you're not mistaken. The open house, which seemed so unnecessary in South Florida just a few months ago, is making a comeback."

"There's good reason why. Gone are the days when houses sold within minutes of hitting the MLS. Inventories of available houses and condominiums are swelling, prices are stabilizing and the time houses remain on the market is lengthening. All signs point to the return of a buyer's market, good news for buyers after a long period of tight supply in many markets."

"Sales in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade County plummeted, by 23 percent and 38 percent, respectively. As a result, sellers must adopt new strategies, or actually return to old ones, to sell their homes quickly and at optimum prices. Be realistic. Set a fair price, and realize that the more houses on the market, the more competition you face. 'With the market settling down a bit, sellers have to be reasonable,' Barry Rothman said. 'They can't get egregious prices anymore.' Rothman said that if a house is overpriced now, buyers won't even take the time to look at it."

"Most importantly, sellers should try to think like buyers. 'Honestly evaluate what you would buy if you were them,' Rob Rose said. 'If it's not your property because there are other, lower-priced options, don't expect an offer any time soon.'"