Timing Your Listing
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January 15, 2009 7:51 PM |
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Life is all about timing. Life in real estate is no different. For instance, most people know that selling a house on the beach is easier done in the warm sunny months like spring and summer. It’s hard for people to imagine the value of life at the beach when they are all bundled up in winter clothing.
Another example is real estate downtown, near the Colleges. There is a window of opportunity starting in about February and going through May where parents of students historically shop for homes for their students to live in. After student leases start in May-August, it’s over unless you find an investor who is looking to own a house that does not carry itself!
Think about the house that you’re trying to sell now. Is there a time of year that might favor it’s marketability? Should you take it off the market so it’ll be a “new” listing at the right time?
Another example is real estate downtown, near the Colleges. There is a window of opportunity starting in about February and going through May where parents of students historically shop for homes for their students to live in. After student leases start in May-August, it’s over unless you find an investor who is looking to own a house that does not carry itself!
Think about the house that you’re trying to sell now. Is there a time of year that might favor it’s marketability? Should you take it off the market so it’ll be a “new” listing at the right time?
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Home owners need agents to point this out to them, it could save them listing before they need to and in the end less days on the market, time does make a huge difference to offers! As we all know the market is picking up slowly, however it is picking up!
Maybe the one thing we can do is listen to our clients, show them the trends and pitfalls to listing too soon, after all that is what Real Estate Proffessionals do, we assist our clients in helping them to make the right decisions.