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DECEMBER 2009 - P1

SEASON TO SELL Winter Offers Opportunities For Savvy Sellers If you're getting ready to sell your home, doing so this season offers some real advantages. Although spring is the traditional high season for home listings and sales, it isn't necessarily a better time to sell. Buyers who are looking for a home during the winter are usually very motivated. These serious buyers are looking carefully at the homes for sale, considering your home among the smaller pool of available homes for sale during the cooler months. Buyers during the winter are those who have to move due to a lease coming to an end, or they're affected by their landlord's foreclosure, or they are transferees moving to town, among many reasons. Remember, too, if you're selling your home to a first-time buyer, they do not have a home to sell in order to purchase yours! This means your closing/settlement can occur faster than when working with those buyers who might include a condition with their purchase offer, making it contingent upon the sale of their home. Lots of home sellers list in the spring, hoping to move in the summer while kids are out of school. By waiting until spring to list your home, you could face more competition from other sellers. In addition, interest rates could edge higher, discouraging some would-be buyers. Here are more great reasons to consider listing your home for sale now, before spring rolls around: Motivated buyers. With fewer buyers in the marketplace during fall and winter, home shoppers tend to be more serious about purchasing. Oftentimes a buyer for your home might be a seller who has just sold his or her own home and now must look for a new home. Also, consider that more corporate moves are made during January than any other time of year. Transferees need to find new homes fast -- perhaps in your neighborhood. Fast start for kids. Some experts advise parents that the transition to a new home can be smoother for some kids when they are moved during the school year. Rather than spending the summer "friend free," starting at a new school immediately upon arrival in the area helps kids establish routines more quickly. Seasonal charm. Selling your home during cooler weather or over the holidays heightens its "warm" appeal. Keep your home bright by turning on lights and opening curtains and shades. Less work. Due to holiday get-togethers and often festive decorating, your home is probably in its best condition for showing. You already have your home clean and staged for company; now just open the doors to buyers, and soon you'll have your home sold! Particular buyers. Maybe the buyer of your home has been looking all year for "just the right home" and yours fits the bill. Their continuous searching is to your advantage. No matter what the season, we provide the professional services, expertise and marketing to get your home sold quickly at a great price. Call us anytime for a free consultation. We look forward to hearing from you!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Page  1 2 3 4