With the holiday housing slowdown hovering and homes snoozing on the market for an average of 95 days, it’s desperation time, indeed. The housing pot is growing larger, and picky buyers are discovering their inner divas. The free flat-screen TV is no longer impressing anyone; the wine-and-cheese open house is a bore. So, frenzied sellers are concocting wacky, wily stunts to show off their homes and eke out a little attention.

“It is ugly out there right now,” says Brad Sather, who is offering Cardinals season tickets with his 2,351-square-foot Goodyear luxury townhouse. “Any edge that we can have to sell the house is great.

“We’re not gonna be living in Phoenix anyway, so what do I need those tickets for?”

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