Is Now-FINALLY!-the Best Time to Sell Your Westchester County NY House?

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Home Stager with Owner, The Refreshed Home White Plains NY

It's been quite a year for Westchester County NY homeowners on the cusp of selling: many prognosticators were urging homeowners to be content with small but forward moves towards recovery, while some markets were quietly going from zero to 60.

Now the chatter is about wide-spread shortage of inventory, and sellers who are sitting back, waiting to see how high it can go.

SO-is now finally the best time to sell your Westchester County NY house?

Choosing when to list your house for sale is a decision best made with the counsel of a good Realtor. The Refreshed Home believes deciding to have your house READY, for when you're ready-is a different choice entirely.

The act of pricing and listing a house is a relatively quick process; of making sure it is market-ready: ummm, not so much.

Doing whatever needs to be done to be ready to sell doesn't just support a selling scenario: needed repairs and modest updates will enhance your quality of life should you decide to stay. A coat of fresh paint, some new bed linens, or clearing out closets, garages and the like never hurt anyone.

The point is: if your house is ready, you are ready. You hold all the cards: you're free to decide, and make a fast move when it is your best time to sell your house. You're poised to respond to demand-or take advantage of a great property you want to buy!-but also able to relax, wait and pick your time.

If the thought of selling your Westchester County house has crossed your mind, this Westchester County Home Stager recommends separating out having the house ready from actually listing. Call me today, let's talk about your house!

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Our spaces affect us profoundly...and so many other parts in our life fall into place when our spaces and possessions serve us in the best way they can. But getting there is much more than a pursuit of pleasing aesthetics.

 

Decorating and Staging are different, but much of the skill sets overlap, and each creates unique solutions that considers the needs, goals, resources, expectations, hopes and dreams of each client.

Bettering Westchester, Putnam and lower Fairfield counties since 1981, The Refreshed Home works collaboratively, and brings a thoughtful approach to the creative process. Proud to make a difference, as well as make a living. Offering specialty services such as remote and buyer consults, listing photo/video styling, guided and accompanied shopping, and accessory rental. We get in, get out, and you get on with your life.  Talk to me TODAY about how we can better your space!

  

                    

 

Marie Graham ASP, IAHSP, IDS Your Stager With A Mission!

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Comments (6)

Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Hey Marie,  We are seeing a shortage of inventory as well.  Now is a great time to list.  The Denver market is experiencing some price increases so what is everyone waiting for....

Jan 29, 2013 12:21 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Marie- it's always easier and better to make the decision to sell if you have all of your ducks in order.  Often the thought of everything  that has to be done is overwhelming and can cause a seller to put off listing their house. 

Jan 29, 2013 12:24 AM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

There is never a "bad" time to sell Marie.  There is always a buyer out there for the right home, as long as it's packaged right to sell.  Excellent post.

Jan 29, 2013 12:32 AM
Marie Graham
Owner, The Refreshed Home White Plains NY - White Plains, NY
Westchester County Interior Decorator, Home Stager

Belinda- well if you and Will wern't so busy SELLING all these houses....HA!

Kathy-yes, no harm in lining those ducks right up!

ROGER! Any idea OH was such a hotbed? Just put this on FB-channeling the beloved Tim Russert-OHIO, OHIO, OHIO! http://business-news.thestreet.com/indeonline/story/home-buyers-face-a-balancing-act/11823401 Buyers need to move, but homeowners who aren't totally certain still have nothing to lose by being ready...they lose by considering being ready the same thing as listing.

 

Jan 29, 2013 12:44 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

I'd say that sellers in quite a few marekts should consider their spring cleaning, AND with the help of the Refreshed Home it can be a very nice win/win for all!

Jan 29, 2013 05:50 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
New Hampshire Home Stager

Whether it's the right time to SELL or not...it's always the right time to be PREPARED TO SELL!  Most of my clients have said they wished they had started preparing so much sooner!  

Jan 29, 2013 06:24 AM

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