Do You Have Doubts About Selling This Winter?

Do you think that winter is a bad time to sell? Let me set the record straight with a few reasons why the opposite is actually true.

Are you thinking of selling your home in the winter? To some, that might sound crazy, but here’s the scoop:

In the winter, we have fewer homes on the market for sale. This is because everyone in Atlanta thinks it’s a terrible time to list, so people take their houses off the market by the hundreds.

There are also fewer buyers. During the winter months we have 50% fewer homes for sale, but just up to 15% fewer buyers. Do you see the advantage of selling in the winter now? Houses that couldn’t sell in the summer are selling now because the inventory is so low.

Houses that couldn’t sell in the summer are selling now because the inventory is so low.

Because selling in the winter is great, some people wonder if they should only sell during the winter. To that, I’d say, “No!” The best time to sell your house is when you are ready. For those of you who are afraid of putting their house on the market now, though, know that this is truly one of the best times to sell a house.

If you have any questions about your specific home or your specific neighborhood, please give me a call. I’d be happy to help get you on the path to selling your home successfully this winter.

An End-Of-The-Year Recap for 2017

The year is almost over and thankfully, it’s been a good one. Here are three things I noticed about 2017 in retrospect.

2017 is almost over, so let’s do a little recap of what we saw this year here in Atlanta.

First of all, inventory is down by several thousand homes. This is a good thing. Also, this factor is driving our next point: sales.

Next to 2016, sales are much higher in 2017.

Prices are also higher. Overall, the Metro Atlanta area has seen a growth in sales of about 5% on average. 2017 has been an excellent year and we expect next year to be the same.

2017 has been an excellent year and we expect next year to be the same.

The good times for real estate are here. We hope they stick around for a long time.

If you have any questions or are thinking of buying or selling a home, give me a call or send me an email. I'd be happy to help.

3 Tips on How to Maximize Your Fall Sale

Today we’ll discuss how to maximize the amount of money you’ll make if you decide to sell your home now.

A couple weeks ago, we discussed whether or not now was a good time to list. As a follow-up to that, today we’ll discuss what do in order to maximize the amount of money you’ll get if you do list your home for sale now.

In reality, not much changes; you’ll still have to do basically the same things:

1. Keep your home sparkling clean. There is nothing more that you can do to maximize the sale of your home than just by having the interior sparkling clean.

Make sure that your home is sparkling clean.

2. Completely trim your yard. Mow all the grass and make sure the flower beds are neatly arranged. All of this will cost you very little while maximizing your gain.

3. Make necessary improvements. For some of you, because of the neighborhoods that you live in, you may need to make certain improvements, such as a new kitchen or bathroom. Very seldom do I recommend this, but in some neighborhoods, if you don’t, it will drastically reduce the price by much more than it would cost you to do it. This will need to be assessed on an individual basis.

If you have any questions about selling your home this fall or winter, please feel free to call me. Have a great day!