Often people consider listing their home for sale, but want to wait until Spring to do so. Or they have had their home for sale during the Fall and want to take it off the market during the Winter months, and wait until Spring. Is this a smart thing to do? Or is it smarter to list your home now and get it SOLD? The answers are with your favorite local Licensed Professional REALTOR.
The first thing to consider is YES people do purchase homes during the Winter months. In fact right now interest rates are very attractive and many Buyers are looking for that perfect home – NOW. So those people that have left their homes on the market, and those people listing their homes for sale NOW, will benefit the most. Who is to say where interest rates will be in the Spring if you decide to wait? Even the Mortgage gurus have thrown away their crystal balls! Also, what will the market conditions be like in the Spring? These are important questions to consider if you indeed want to sell your home and move on to the next one.
Which brings me to the next point, if you are considering upgrading to a new or larger home, NOW is the perfect time to do so. There are many great deals out there in both new construction and resale’s. Buyers have more options in this market than they had in the past. There is more inventory and you have the opportunity to ask for more perks, as a Home Warranty. NOW is the time to get your home sold so you can move on to the home you have had your eye on for a long time.
True, nobody wants to move when it is cold, or during the Christmas Season. However, what wife would not want to surprise her husband with a new home for Christmas? People are looking, Buyers are Buying. NOW is the time to list and SELL.
Robert P Bowman is a Licensed Professional REALTOR with Cornerstone Real Estate Professionals in Logan Utah. He can be reached by e-mail loganrealtor@gmail.com or visit his website www.retireinlogan.com
If folks really have a goal to move forward, they can and will do everything possible to make that goal a reality. That includes having their property listed over the holidays and the winter months. I always tell my customers and clients: "Today is the only day we have."