We’d be lying if we said there are a perfect time to sell your property – there isn’t. Every month, every season, and virtually every week brings new trends to the property market, with buyers always looking for something different be it a brand new feature or a traditional style that we thought had all but disappeared for good.
The simple fact is, there is never a perfect time to list your property – but there are times of year when you can gain increased traction and interest depending on the type of property or home you are hoping to sell. And it’s this expertise which makes our estates agents in Collier Row among some of the best in the business.
Here are some of their thoughts on when you should consider listing your property, and how to make the market work in your favour.
Listing in winter drives more active prospective buyers
There’s a lot to be said for those viewings that are booked during the winter, because the poor weather here in Essex and across the UK means that visiting a potential new home is never quite as pleasant as it is on a warm sunny day.
And while bad weather may shroud your garden under somewhat of a cloud, or hide your vibrant front door from showcasing its true and colourful glory, what winter viewings can do is help you, as a seller, to pick out those buyers that are genuinely interested. Unspoken rules dictate that open houses and viewings are often plagued with false interest and those who are just being nosy and want a viewing – but those time wasters are less likely to reach out when the weather is bad.
A simple but effective way of filtering out the active and interested buyers, from those who just want a nose around.
List in the summer if your property has great surroundings
Summer may be the time of year where you battle to separate the interested buyers from the time wasters, but there is a lot to be said for being able to showcase your property in all its bright, summer glory – particularly if one of the selling points is your outside space or the location.
Of course, genuine buyers can usually see past a few rain showers and dreary days in the long run, but it doesn’t hurt to let the good weather maximise the beauty of your property and its location.
List in early spring to capture the most interest
If you want to get viewers through the door and drive the maximum number of potential buyers towards your listing, then early spring is prime time for property sales and completions, especially for homes for sale in garden city sc. This is generally because new homeowners want to enjoy the maximum amount of good weather when moving and making any immediate alterations to their home, not to mention the dreary winter months are usually enough to drive bored homeowners away from the properties they’re keen to move out of.
Here at Keystones Property, we combine our expertise and advice with the kind of hands-on help which not only helps you to list your property but helps you to sell it as well. Get in touch with us for more advice on selling your property.
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