The Benefits of Listing Your Home Around the Holidays

The Benefits of Listing Your Home Around the Holidays

December 3, 2021 | Selling Your Home | By: The Goodhart Group

While most home sellers think the end of the year and holiday season is the quiet time of the real estate market and not a great time to list their home, the holidays are actually a great time to list your home. See some of the benefits of listing your home around the holidays below.

Winter Buyers Are More Serious

If your house is up for sale in the winter and someone is looking at it, chances are that person is serious and ready to buy out of need rather than want. There aren’t the leisurely buyers that are taking their time like there are in the spring and summer. It may be cumbersome to have buyers coming through your home around the holiday season.

Lack of Inventory

The inventory is traditionally lower during the holiday season with fewer homes hitting the market in November and December than in March and April. Inventory is already scarce as it is, and even more so this time of year. Serious buyers won’t have an endless list of homes from which to choose like they would in the spring and the limited range of options available to buyers means sellers may be able to command a higher asking price for their property.


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Year-End Job Transfers

The end of the year is typically the time when people get notified they will be moving because of a job transfer or another job opportunity arises. In our area of federal, military, and contract workers this is a major factor. Many folks fight out in October and November about a transfer or move they need to make at the end of the year and when in a hurry to find a new place they cannot afford to be picky about their new home. 

Festive neighbors are inviting

One of the best parts of the holiday months is that many people decorate their homes with festive lights and decorations to celebrate the season. Buyers purchasing a home during the holiday season may see the neighborhood in a more festive and cheerful light and may be more willing to consider an area that they may have been on the fence about. We know those in the Alexandria area take holiday decorating and events very seriously.

End-of-Year Tax Breaks

Buyers can deduct the mortgage interest, property taxes, and interest costs of the loan if a sale closes on or before December 31.

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