Reasons To List Your House For Sale Before The Holidays
Posted on: 14 November 2016
If you're thinking about selling your home and it's autumn, you might be tempted to hold off on your listing until the new year, given that November and December can be busy times for people, due to the holidays. While it's true that some people won't have the time or budget to buy a house at this time of year, it can often be a good idea to list your home for sale before the holidays anyway. There are a number of reasons to do so, and you might find that you end up with the best holiday gift of all — a quick sale of your home.
Not As Much Competition
There are likely lots of people in your area who plan to list their homes for sale after the holidays, which means that there won't be as much competition when you put your house on the market. If you wait until January or later, there might be so many available options for prospective buyers that your home could sit without selling for a prolonged period of time. When there are fewer houses on the market, which is often the case around the holidays, you may find that your listing gets significantly more interest.
You Can Make It Visually Stunning
Homes often look picturesque over the holidays, so making an effort to decorate your home tastefully before it goes on the market can make it desirable to prospective buyers. For example, if you have some classy exterior lights, seasonal decorations, your gas fireplace burning, and fresh-cut evergreen boughs on your dining room table to scent up the home, people who visit during an open house or a private viewing might be captivated by the look and feel of the home and think more seriously about submitting an offer.
You'll Have Fewer Wasted Viewings
When your home is for sale, one of the things that you have to deal with is wasted viewings — in other words, people scheduling a tour of your home because they're curious, rather than because they're really serious about buying it. You may find that there are fewer such people over the holidays. At a time of the year in which many people are busy, the curious types might find themselves too preoccupied to schedule real estate viewings. As a result, those who do wish to see your house might be avid house hunters who are interested in making a purchase.
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