Are the winter months a good time to sell your home?

Many homeowners believe that winter is a terrible time to sell a house. The time leading up to Thanksgiving and ending at New Year’s day can be a terribly slow time for buyer interest and activity. Just too many distractions. But January and February can be a good time to have a well cared for properly priced home on the market. Typically there are fewer homes listed during this time meaning you will have fewer homes to compete with. The buyers who are looking at this time of year are generally serious prospects. They are out sloshing through inclement conditions and braving the cold.  They often are being transferred to the area for work, or have finally sold a home they have had on the market and must get into a new home. Often the buyer may have been searching all year and is simply ready to finally pull the trigger. These are the prospects you want to see your house, ready willing and able prospects. If your home is not listed they will not see it. Listing in January or February also gives you a little headstart on the rush of homes that normally hit the market in March and April. It provides your realtor time to get your marketing plan in action, to raise awareness of your home to other realtors through e-marketing, broker opens and lots of personal telling and personal selling. Once you have decided to sell your house and are trying to determine a good time to list it with a broker always remember,,, you can’t sell it if it’s not for sale.