Published December 6, 2016
List Your Home This Holiday Season
Top Reasons to List Your Home This Holiday Season
With so much other shopping to do, should you add shopping for a new home to your list? It's such a busy time of year. Maybe you should simply wait until spring. Or maybe not. Buying a home during the holidays offers several advantages over other times of the year.
Everyone else is at the mall. With other potential home buyers busy with holiday festivities, you'll find you have less competition for your dream home. Plus, sellers have fewer buyers to choose from, meaning you might get a better deal.
Holiday sales on interest rates. Often interest rates are lower during the holidays, thanks to a decline in demand during this time. Securing a loan now might save you a bundle in the long run.
Resolutions for a quick close. Finally, for buyers seeking a quick closing, this can be a prime time to shop. Typically, all parties involved in a year-end transaction are motivated to complete the sale before the start of the new year: sellers want to get resettled, and so do buyers, particularly if the kids will be switching schools and need adjustment time.
Many out of town buyers come into town ready to buy.
Buyers looking for homes during the holiday season are serious buyers.
The supply of homes is less during the winter months.
With less competition the demand is higher!