What’s Great About Selling in the Fall Market?

The Spring Market rightly gets a lot of credit for its flurries of activity, but the Fall Market can be a great choice for selling a home. Is the Fall Market right for you? Read on to learn more about the strengths of the Fall Market.

Less Competition

The Fall Market has comparatively fewer listings than the Spring Market, meaning less competition for sellers. That relative slow down in new listings allows for unique homes to cut through the noise and grab attention.

A Mental Deadline

Few buyers want to be stressing about a home search as winter approaches. Whether the goal is to be moved in to a new home in time to host the holidays, wrapping up a purchase before going South for the winter, or to finish a home search in before the new year, listing in the Fall Market takes advantage of that psychological deadline many buyers have.

Transfers, Taxes, and Investors

Other buyers in the Fall Market have more practical reasons to complete a purchase. Investors who buying for tax reasons or through a 1031 exchange are highly motivated to make a purchase by the end of the year. Relocation buyers who are moving for new jobs have a material need to make a purchase quickly. The Fall Market is uniquely positioned to take advantage of those business-minded buyers.

A Sense of Urgency

Fall brings many things- cool evenings, bonfires, and the reminder that winter is coming. Buyers who are searching in the cooler months are much more serious, and less likely to be touring homes out of curiosity.  Selling in the Fall Market allows sellers to take advantage of buyer’s decisiveness.

If selling your home in the Fall Market sounds like the right choice for you, we want to help to make it happen. Contact us to schedule a consultation today.