I get asked this question often, about whether or not a home seller in Schuylkill County should put their home up for sale or not in the fall. I love this answer! In short, fall can be a good time to be on the market due to decreased competition and other things. Read on ...

Via Janna Rankin Scharf (Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene):

Selling your home in the fall and winter months

HousseI got a phone call from someone asking if she was crazy to be thinking about putting her home on the market this time of year. 

The short answer: NO!

The three main benefits to folks selling their home in the fall and winter are:

  • Less competition.  So many people remove their homes from the market that home inventory is at the lowest levels it will be all year.  This makes it more likely for your home to be noticed, and shown.
  • Serious buyers.  Although there aren't as many buyers moving around as there are in spring and summer, buyers that ARE out and about at this time of year are serious buyers. They mean business!
  • Festive homes look good. Homes that are tastefully decorated for the holidays look pretty and have extra appeal.  There won't be so many showings during the holidays that it would be bothersome.  But when there is a showing, you can bet it is one of those SERIOUS buyers!

If you decide to sell your home in the fall and winter months, be sure to take special care if it is vacant. 

I advise all of my sellers to consider keeping their homes on the market through the off season.  Although there are always exceptions, in general there is just really no reason not to. 

Janna SignJanna Rankin Scharf  provides a superior level of real estate services to home buyers and sellers in Coeur d'Alene and Kootenai County, Idaho. Visit Janna.ServingNorthIdaho.com to search for homes in the Coeur d'Alene MLS for anywhere in spectacular North Idaho.

No matter how grand or modest your real estate dreams may be, you can turn to me in confidence.  Give me a call today and let me know what I can do to be of service to you!

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4 Comments on "Am I crazy to be putting my house on the market in the fall?"

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Same answer I give seller's who ask this question it's a great time to have your home on the market to sell.
8:11am • #1
598,599 Points 48 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Excellent re-post Erika and so very true!  I would have missed it if you had not posted.  Thank you....

I hope you and yours enjoy a great Labor Day in all you do my friend. 

8:35am • #2
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Erica

Your re-blog is right on point, putting your home on the market in the fall would a very good time to do it.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig
10:14am • #3
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Erica:  Many sellers want to know it they are crazy for putting their homes up for sale in the Fall.  As you said... absolutely NOT.  There is always some period of time throughout the year when some group of buyers is thinking that it's just the right time to go looking for a home. 

In this case... in the Fall... it could easily be a family who has just become Empty Nesters... who just sent their teenager off to college, and not find that their home is just too big for them.  The buyer's uniforms may change, but their goals are the same.  For them, it's time to buy!
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