Why Selling During the Holidays Is Such a Great Idea

If you’re thinking of pulling your home off of the market for the holidays, you may want to reconsider. Today, we’ll share three reasons why.

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Around this time of year, many home sellers may decide to remove their home from the market until the new year because they’re under the impression that the holidays are a bad time to sell.

However, as a professional Realtor, I can confidently say that this isn’t really the case for our local market right now. Waiting until the new year may traditionally earn you more money, but we’re currently in an appreciating market where the inverse may be true.

Listing during the holidays gives sellers the perfect chance to make their home stand out.

I’ve written in the past on this subject before, when I compiled a list of the top nine reasons to list during the holidays, and I’d like to return to this topic today. If you’d like a copy of my past article on the subject, I’d be happy to send one to you, but for now I’ll be sharing just three main points:

1. Buyers are more motivated during the holidays. It may be true that fewer buyers are on the market during this time of year, but the ones who are out and looking will be much more driven. After all, people choosing to spend their holidays searching for a new home are obviously doing so for a good reason.

2. There’s less competition. Along with there being fewer buyers on the market over the holidays, there are also fewer listings. This gives you the perfect chance to make your home stand out.

3. Inventory dramatically rises after the holidays. All of the sellers who waited until after the holidays to list will be flooding the market at the beginning of the new year. Listing before this happens, therefore, is a surefire way to capture the interest of motivated buyers while competition is low.

If you have any other questions or would like more information, feel free to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Five Reasons to Sell Your Orange County Home This Holiday Season

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Many people are hesitant to list their homes during the holidays -- but why? Is there any evidence that this time of year is not a good time to sell? We don't think so; in fact, we have five reasons why selling during the holidays is a pretty good idea:

1. There is less competition. Less competitive home sellers typically take their homes off the market as soon as the holiday season arrives. Motivated sellers who stay on the market benefit from this, as they demand more attention from the pool of buyers because there is less competition.

2. Higher quality buyers. Just like sellers, less motivated buyers typically take a break from their home search during the holidays. The buyers who stay in the market are highly motivated, otherwise, they wouldn't be looking during the holiday season. In short, those looking to buy in the winter are serious about doing so!

3. Buyers have more time. During the holidays, buyers and their kids have time off work and school, giving buyers more time to look at available homes. This means there could be an uptick in activity, both online and in person, during the holiday season.

4. Timing. If the average homeowner believes it's not a good time to sell during the holidays, it is likely that we'll see a huge influx of inventory at the beginning of next year, as those sellers who waited will be listing their homes at that time. Selling now will spare you the hassle of competing with a huge pool of homeowners.

5. Taxes. Many buyers want to buy properties to take advantage of the tax benefits and closing by the end of the year will allow them to take advantage of the benefits for that year.

If you have any questions about selling this winter, or if you need real estate assistance of any kind, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. I would love to hear from you!