If you are thinking of selling your home, how do you know when the best time to list is? There are several factors to be considered when thinking of the prime time to list your home
First – how is the inventory currently in your local market? If you aren’t sure – just ask me and I’ll pull stats for your local market. If the inventory of a comparable house to yours has decreased (as in not much competition for you), not only is it a great time to list, but you can ask more for your home.
Second – what time of year is it? It’s commonly known that the best time to list your home is in the Spring before the busier Summer months, but that means everyone else is thinking alike and will or plan to list then as well. Consider the balance of having more competition vs more buyers looking. You may find it’s better to list in the off months (like January) to get a head start on the rest of potential incoming inventory.
Finally – how ready is your home for listing? If you have any major repairs or cleaning to do, it’s best to wait until you have completed your projects than list while you are in the midst of them. You don’t have to make your home perfect for listing, but you can sometimes sell for $10,000 more when your home is properly prepared before listing. For a complete list of pre-listing suggestions, visit the ‘Sellers’ page of my website.
If you live in Lynden and your home would currently be worth $300,000 or less aprx, the market is very hot still in this price range.
As always, for more info or assistance, please contact me anytime! ~Danielle Groeneweg 360.483.6490