Why Is Winter a Great Time to Sell?

 

The winter is actually one of my favorite times of the year to sell homes. Why? Tune in to find out.

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Have you thought about listing your home, but the holiday season gave you pause? Maybe you think that there won't be any buyers in the market to purchase your home.

The holidays are actually my favorite time to sell a house. Here's why:

1. Holiday buyers are more serious buyers.
2. Serious buyers have fewer houses to choose from during the holidays. Less competition means more money for you!
3. Since the supply of listings will dramatically increase in January, there'll be less demand for your particular home. Less demand, of course, means less money for you!
4. Some buyers have more time to look for a home during the holidays than they do during their regular work week.
5. Some people must buy a house before the end of the year for tax purposes. This just happened to me today!
6. You can still be on the market and restrict showings during the six or seven days when you're actually celebrating the holidays with your family.

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Winter buyers are more serious buyers.

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This article outlines the 11 reasons why right now is such a great time to list your property.

If you have any more questions or you're ready to list your home this winter, don't hesitate to give me a call. I'm always ready and happy to help!

What Phoenix Lender Should You Choose?

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Our team has been able to help 70 clients this year already, and the market is doing great. Unfortunately, we have experienced a couple of contracts that have blown up. This had nothing to do with us or the house, but the lender. When we aren't working with Tom Ross, we have bad experiences. Why is that?

Well, there are a million different ways for a transaction to blow up. What's different about Tom and his team is their experience. Between him and 3 of his associates, they have over 50 years of experience! They are great at asking the right questions to determine if something is serious or not, and they can eliminate 95% of your headaches that come with getting approved for a loan. 

Once you remove the lending part from the equation, all you have to worry about is the appraisal and title issues. This is much more comfortable than having to constantly deal with your loan. Tom and his team have such a wealth of knowledge, they simply make the process easier and smoother, which will get you into your new home the fastest. 

If you have any questions for us or for Tom or are looking to buy or sell a home here in Phoenix, give us a call or send us an email. We would love to help you out!

What Can Staging Do for Your Phoenix Home?

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Recently, we appeared on AZluxurytour.com with our friend Tom Ross of Nova Home Loans. You can watch the whole segment in the clip above, but we wanted to give you a quick rundown of what we talked about this week.

If you are thinking of selling your home, it's important to know that there is a danger with having your home on the market for too long. After it's been on the market for 60 days, buyers start to think there is something wrong with it. You get fewer offers, lower offers, and fewer showings. Over the last 10 years, our team has been focused on selling these types of homes that other agents cannot.

In Gilbert, we took over a listing that had been on the market for 5 months, and the seller was discouraged. We gave him a second opinion, with great staging and pricing advice. We ended up listing this home and selling it in just 23 days.

Another property we sold recently was downtown and had been on the market for over 250 days. After going in and making some staging decisions, we were able to sell the property in just two months.
 
Every real estate agent will tell you they are the best choice to sell your home, but few of them can back their claims up with numbers. If you look at our page on Zillow, you will see that our statistics do stand out from the crowd, specifically our list-to-sale ratio. Our ratio is 98%, which is much higher than the market average of 94%. 
 
If you have any questions for us, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to speaking with you!