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The Holidays Are A Great Time To Sell A House!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with RED Properties NC #129285

Every year I get the same call right about the same time!  It is from a seller that is contemplating taking their home off the market over the Holidays and re-listing after the New Year.  She asked me what I thought......Here is what I tell my sellers and I thought I would share should you be faced with the same question.  

  • Homes are at their cleanest at this time of year.  With all of the families visiting and festivities around us the homes are decorated beautifully!  Every sense a buyer has is touched in some way from the sights of homes lit up with lights, to the sounds of Holiday music, to the smells of baking cookies and fresh cut pine trees, to the tastes of warm cider and the feel of crisp, clean air.

  • Buyers that are intending to relocate to the area are most likely to use this time of year to visit the area and research schools, homes for sale, the city, the amenities and the overall atmosphere.  Why miss that opportunity?

  • If other sellers are taking their homes off the market because "it's the thing to do" than that certainly gives you LESS competition!  Take advantage of the situation.

  • The holidays are the biggest spending time of the year.  Why miss out on buyers ready to make that purchase?  If you home is previewed during December (early) there is a good chance that you can close by the end of the year.  If closer to Christmas you can look forward to a sale shortly after the New Year.

I don't know about you but I think the Holidays are a great time of the year to try and sell your home.  Sure, there might be slightly less buyers out there but the chances of the ones that ARE out there are serious and have the money is higher.

For those of you sellers out there that are thinking of taking your home off of the market - Talk with your agent first.  If they don't mention the above I hope that you at least think about them.

If you have anything that you would like to add as to why this is a GREAT time of year to sell a home please do so!  


 

 

 


Written by:
Leesa L. Finley, Broker, Realtor®Circa Properties Leesa Finley Wake Forest Homes
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Comments (12)

Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Hi Leesa

Looks like your prepared to sell homes in North Carolina over the holidays.

Good luck and success

Lou Ludwig

 

Dec 01, 2008 11:49 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Hey Neighbor!  What a great post and so beautiful and easy on the eye!  Good luck in December--traditionally a SLOOOW month, the last three have been great here in Charlotte!

Debe in Charlotte

Dec 01, 2008 12:00 PM
LaShawn Norden
Keller Williams Heritage Realty - Longwood, FL
REALTOR, (321) 377-0157, Your Real Estate Advocate in Central FL

Leesa~ I agree, homes that are for sale during the holiday season often show very well...However, I would say that if a Seller is willing to "take their home off the market" because it's the Holidays, maybe it's the perfect time to find out whether they should even be on the market at all....that is, if your market is like ours where there are 25K homes for sale and only 1200 selling per month. Yikes!

Dec 01, 2008 12:09 PM
Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

Lou - I love this time of year for selling houses.  Thanks for the well wishes and much success to you as well!

Dec 01, 2008 12:09 PM
Cristal Drake
Prudential California Realty - Fullerton, CA
Realtor - Fullerton Real Estate

Wow! Those are some great points!  I would have never thought of some but you are right, homes look-feel-smell great this time of year! 

Dec 01, 2008 12:55 PM
Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

Debe - Hey there!  Hasn't been slow here in the Raleigh area either - I guess we got lucky!

Dec 01, 2008 01:30 PM
Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

LaShawn - You make a VERY GOOD point!  I love selling homes during the holidays - it is just so much more special for both buyers and sellers!

Dec 01, 2008 01:59 PM
Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

Cristal - Well, thanks!  Homes are in great condition this time of year!

Dec 01, 2008 02:21 PM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Its a great time here in Arizona as well - the snow birds are here. All the best.

Dec 01, 2008 04:00 PM
Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

Bob and Carolin - VERY funny but also very good for you!  Thanks so much for stopping by, as always, I appreciate it!

Dec 01, 2008 11:08 PM
Kathy Knight
Intracoastal Realty Corp - Wilmington, NC
BROKER, ABR, CRS, GRI, SFR, SRES

Leesa:

I do tend to agree with your comments. Why take the house off the market now?

I would think someone would buy their sweetie a beachhouse for Christmas but haven't seen it.

I can alway hope it will happen. Thanks for the good tips.

Dec 02, 2008 03:30 AM
Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

Kathy - You just NEVER know!  You might have had a secret shopper over Thanksgiving that just has to put an offer in on a beach house for a Christmas present! 

Dec 02, 2008 07:00 AM