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A lot of times, people wait until March, April, or May to put their homes on the market because they think it is the absolute best time to sell. The truth is that we don’t have a lot of seasonality here.
While it’s true that those months are the busiest time of year to sell, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best time. While there are many more buyers on the market, there are many more sellers as well. It’s actually better to be on the market earlier in the year than the peak time of late spring.
When people wait until late spring to list their home because they are under the impression it’s the best time, that gives you the opportunity to list your home earlier and sell without a whole lot of competition. Since we’re not in an overly cold climate like Minnesota or Delaware, you don’t have to worry about hitting the market right when spring hits.
You can get a headstart on the market now. If you’re thinking about selling this spring, you want to get your home on the market as quickly as you can and as soon as you’re ready.
Things don’t have to be absolutely perfect in terms of staging. When you don’t have much competition like there is right now, the key is urgency. You want to get ahead of that competition and make them set their price based on your sale, not the other way around.
If you have any questions about this topic or if you’re looking to sell your home in the near future, give us a call or send us an email. We would love to hear from you.
Today we’re taking a quick look back at the important things from the 2016 real estate market and what you can expect going forward.
In 2016, we had a great year in real estate, but sometimes buyers had a bit of challenge finding homes thanks to low inventory. Sellers, on the other hand, were able to get their homes sold very effectively. Inventory is at an all-time low. Homes in the $150,000 to $200,000 range are selling the quickest, but homes priced above $300,000 can take up to a few months to sell. If you’re planning to sell your home that’s valued in this range, you can expect to wait a little bit.
This is because we ended up having such a low overall inventory that builders came in wanting to make the most money possible, so they built on the higher end of price ranges. That left us with a higher supply in the higher price ranges.
If you’re thinking of selling, though, right now is a great time regardless of your price range due to low inventory. As we move into the spring and the rest of the year, we will see more and more people who wanted to wait for after the holidays start listing their homes for sale. Some will go under contract quickly, but overall, you’ll face more competition as a seller.
If you can help it, don’t wait for the spring to sell.
If you have any questions for me, you have any topics you’d like to learn more about, or you’re thinking of selling your house soon, give me a call or send me an email today. I’d love to help you!
We always love to get these reviews from clients! This is from a client who hired us to sell a home in Clover SC, which is outside Charlotte NC. They are using our discount realtor program where we sell a home for a low commission when the home sells or a flat fee mls listing. In both cases they will save thousands and have the great service they’ve been enjoying. Here is their comment…
"Everyone that we have had the pleasure of dealing with at Don Anthony Realty has been wonderful. Angela and Sandy both have been extremely helpful to us. We greatly appreciate all of their help, they are true professionals and also very nice people."
Here is what our client Patrick Collins had to say about his experience selling his home with us.
“We listed with him, at a really good price. He had a really low rate at just the sales stage. My daughter and her husband are home inspectors and they knew about Don Anthony. I didn’t know about him myself. We were selling a house in North Carolina, and they recommended them as someone who is very active and successful. So, I signed up and the rate was very low for the seller’s side, so I said okay, let’s try it. Well, they had the house listed and shown within a day or two. They showed the house about four or five times. It sold within about a week or two. I was so excited I couldn’t believe it. They were very professional. It was a very good experience. We were just overwhelmed. I had a couple of houses for sale because I had remarried. We had a couple of houses we were trying to unload things. This is such a relief. They did a wonderful job, very professional, and upfront.
They actively promoted the house. We had several houses because my wife had passed away and my [current wife’s] husband had passed away. We ended up with several houses that we had rented [out]. We were trying to sell [these] houses, and Don Anthony’s crew went on the offensive. They had people calling in and everything. I don’t know what they did, but they really had out-shown everybody else we had representing us in the other houses we were selling.”
We help people who want to sell a home in Charlotte (Charlotte, NC Region) or sell a home in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill or surrounding areas (Triangle, NC Region). No need to try to sell a home by owner when you can get the best of "For Sale By Owner", Discount Realtor, Flat Fee MLS Listing, and Full Service Real Estate Agent all in one place! We sold more homes than 99.5% of agents in the region!
We advertise people's homes on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and hundreds of other websites at a fraction of the cost of a traditional Realtor. We give superior advertising including a "Showcase" listing on Realtor.com, a "Featured" listing on Zillow.com, a personalized website for your home, a 24-hr Toll Free Audiotour, and much more. To give our clients the most "wiggle room" possible in the negotiations, we charge a small flat fee and only a very low commission when the home sells. This winning formula of superior advertising and low cost is what makes Don Anthony Realty the best choice to get a home sold in Charlotte or Triangle regions!