Best Time to List Your Home for Sale

Should You List in January Or Wait for Spring?

The snow has melted, the skies are blue and the temperature is warmer. It’s the perfect time to list.  Well, maybe not.  It’s a great time to go out and look at homes, but thousands of homeowners are speaking with real estate agents this time in the spring so much of their time will be dedicated to showings.  It can take months to prep your home to be listed, so don’t wait for the spring market to get your house listed.  Get ahead of the game and create inventory at a time of the year where home listings are at their lowest.

It’s important to realize that buyers don’t hibernate in the winter. Life goes on.   People are constantly changing jobs, moving to new cities, school districts or simply just out grow their home.   Winter brings the holidays and often vacation time from work.  This is a perfect opportunity for potential homebuyers to research and even visit homes.  Inventory is lower, so your home might just be the hot listing they were waiting for.   You’re better off being the home on the street listed for sale than competing with your next door neighbor.  Let’s not forget that the New Year brings several types of employee’s annual bonuses ready to use towards their down payment.

So why wait until the spring again?

Written By: Chris Ulrich – United Home Loans
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