Selling Your Home In The Next Six Months? Selling Now Is A Good Plan. Waiting For Spring Is A Good Plan.


Selling Your Home In The Next Six Months? Selling Now Is A Good Plan. Waiting For Spring Is A Good Plan.
By Scott Rogers • December 9, 2021
So, you are thinking about selling your home sometime in the next six months? Two common concerns I have heard lately from folks thinking about selling in the next six months are... [1] I was thinking about listing my home for sale now but I have heard that the market is super slow during the winter months, so maybe I should not list my home right now? [2] I was thinking about waiting to list my home for sale in the spring but I have heard that the market might have cooled down and prices might have started declining by spring, so maybe I should act more quickly? In my opinion, either path forward (list now, list in the spring) are good plans... Selling Your House Now Is A Good Plan. Last December and January a total of 211 buyers signed contracts to buy homes. In March and April of this year a total of 283 buyers signed contracts to buy homes. So, yes, the market is slightly slower in the winter months but we'll still see about two thirds as many buyers in these winter months as we would see in the spring. Furthermore, inventory levels tend to be the lowest in the winter months, giving buyers who are in the market very few choices of homes to pursue. As such, I believe homeowners who choose to sell their house now (Dec, Jan) will do quite well and do not need to wait until spring to list their home for sale. Waiting For Spring To Sell Your House Is A Good Plan. While it is possible that the pace of the local housing market might not be quite as hectic or frenetic next spring as it was this past spring, it does not seem likely that the market will significantly cool or that home prices will start to decline. As such, I believe homeowners who choose to wait until spring (Mar, Apr) to list their home for sale will do quite well and do not need to hurry up and get their house on the market now before the market significantly slows. Maybe this advice (it's okay not to wait OR to wait) wasn't helpful. Did you need me to help you make up your mind as to when to get your house on the market? Just let me know... I'll tell you there is only one right choice. ;-) Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell Consider The Cost Of Your Planned Renovations When Planning Your Offer
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 21, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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