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Nov. 27, 2006 - Listing during the Holidays

Todd Waller at S.E. Michigan Real Estate posted the top eight reasons to list a home during the holidays. For those looking for the Cliff's Notes version, here were the eight reasons:

Less Competition
Serious Buyers Shop During the Holidays
The Best Agents Continue to Work During the Holidays
Relocation Buyers Move This Time of Year
If it Does Not Sell During the Holidays, You are Ahead of the Others
Not Lost in The Spring Shuffle
Your Home Looks Great This Time of Year
Buyers are More Sensitive to Scheduling Appointments

I agree with all of the reasons given except for #5 ... with our wonderful local MLS unflinchingly posting accumulated days on market, not selling your home when it is on the market regardless of the season only can be a detriment as every buyers' first question is "how long has it been on the market?"

The best agents, or at least the most serious about their chosen profession, do continue to work through the holidays and those who are out looking are serious about the purchase, not the dreaded looky-loos - I can point you toward a half-dozen buyers I'm currently work with on their home purchases, and I expect several to be under contract before Christmas.

Incidentally, Todd's post was one of the featured posts in this week's abbreviated Carnival of Real Estate posted at Bigger Pockets.

(c) Jonathan Dalton, 2006 / Jonathan Dalton's Arizona Homes