Listing Your Home
During the Winter Months
New City Holiday Conundrum: To List or Not To List
Listing Your Home in December?
Pros & Cons
If you are an New City homeowner struggling
with the decision about whether listing your home for sale during the winter
months is good or bad, there are arguments for either choice.
Let’s start with the “pros”:
One
of the best things I like about listing your home for sale in the winter months
is that the holidays work to your advantage.
Nothing says “home” better than a house that is well (and tastefully!)
decorated for the holidays. By making sure the decorations accent the house
rather than overpower it, you still funnel attention where it belongs: on your
house!
Another plus that comes
with listing your home in New City during the winter
months is the logistical reasons that keep the proportion of non-serious
“shoppers” from occupying your time. I find that the majority of those who are
looking for homes during the winter months are disproportionally intent on
actually buying a home.
On the other hand, some of those same logistical forces serve as
counterarguments against listing your home during the winter. They are the same
reasons many real estate agents tell their clients to wait until the spring to
list. It’s true that there are fewer daylight hours for home viewings…not to
mention spates of bad weather, and the greater chance that holiday travel will
interfere with both buyer and seller schedules.
All in all, I think the arguments cancel each other out: I don’t
advise you to allow the time of year to prevent you from listing your home in
any season. If you are otherwise ready to sell your home this month or next, I
say -- make the most of the season! Who knows – it has happened more than once
that the right buyer is out there right now. I have marketing plans for New
City homes that work every month of the year -- if you are ready to
sell, I’d be delighted to help you launch your sale this holiday season! Call
me anytime…845 544 4026..Marcella!
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