What Makes Winter Home Sales Such a Smart Move?

If you’re ready to list, why wait until spring to do so? There are three main reasons
why listing during the winter may be the right choice, instead.
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Listing your home in the winter can present a number of unique opportunities, and we’re going to cover three such advantages today:

1. Inventory is light. Not many sellers are willing to put their property on the market around this time of year. They would rather spend one last holiday season in their home, and therefore tend to wait until spring before they list. This gives sellers who are willing to list in the winter a chance to do so without as much competition as they would face during a different season.

2. Buyers are more serious. During the spring and summer, a lot of people spend time on the market “just looking.” In the winter, though, recreational house hunting falls out of favor. The only people on the market during the later months of the year are those who are ready, willing, and able to buy their next home.

3. True buyers never stop looking. Snow won’t stop serious buyers from scouring our market.

“
There’s no real reason to
avoid listing during the winter.”
With these reasons in mind, sellers should realize that there’s no real reason to avoid listing during the winter.

If you have any other questions or would like more information, feel free to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon.