10 Reasons Why You Should Sell Your Home During the Holidays!

This time of year, people typically wonder if they should sell their home now or wait until spring. Today I am going to give you the top ten reasons (plus one bonus reason!) why you should sell your home during the holidays.

1.    People who look for homes in November and December are serious buyers.
2.    Serious buyers have fewer homes to choose from and less competition means more money for you!
3.    The supply of listings will dramatically increase in January making it your advantage to be on the market now.
4.    Houses show better when decorated for the holidays.
5.    Buyers are more emotional during holidays, so they are more likely to pay your price.
6.    Buyers have more time to look for a home during the holidays then they do during a normal work week.
7.    Some people must buy before the end of the year for tax reasons.
8.    Since January is traditionally a month for employees to begin new jobs therefore transferees cannot wait until spring to buy so you must be on the market now to capture these buyers.
9.    You can still be on the market and have the option to NOT have showings those 5-6 days you don’t want showings.
10.    You can sell now for more money and we will provide for a delayed closing until next year!
11.    By selling now, you have the opportunity to be a non-contingent buyer in the spring when there are more homes on the market for less money. This allows you to sell high and buy low!

Call us today at (763) 463-7566 or visit us at www.homesMN.com! Thanks and have a great day.

Should You Sell Your Home This Fall?

Welcome back! I have some great news regarding the foreclosure rate; Corelogic has reported that the foreclosure rate is down 33% over the same time last year. This means the market is stabilizing and the foreclosures aren’t as dominant as in years past.

Aside from the declining foreclosure rate, fall is also a great time to be selling. The common misconception is that fall is that everything winds down. What really happens is when most people are thinking about taking their house off the market and waiting until next spring when everything is hectic and there’s more people competing against each other, most of the players have walked off the field and you have less competition for your house.

Realize that there are people transferring in from other cities and there are people that have recently sold their house so these months are prime for selling your house.

Call me at (763) 463-7566 so we can get your home sold and get you into a bigger or smaller, more simple house. Have a great day!

Should You Spend the Extra Money for Curb Appeal?

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If you’re thinking about getting your home sold, should you work on updating your curb appeal?

Well, 47% of sellers enhanced their curb appeal, among those who did spent between $150-1500 and started up to five weeks in advance.

The sellers that enhanced their curb appeal received their first offer six days faster, sold the house seven days faster and received 1.2% more than their asking price compared to people that didn’t invest in curb appeal.

So, is it worth the money? I think so!

Twin Cities Market Stats Sept. 2013

 
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Welcome to my video blog! Today, I wanted give you a quick market update on how we are doing compared to last year.

The average-days-on-market is down by 27.9 percent from last year. The median list price is up 10.7 percent from twelve months ago.

The median sales price is up 15.1 percent and the average sales price is up as well, by 12.7 percent.

Now could not be a better time to make your real estate move. Please give me a call; I’d love to help!