When is the Best Time to Sale Your Home?
Assuming yours is a single family unit: House or Condo…
You often read that in the spring is the best time to sell a home. I strongly disagree.
In today’s market, the average home in Montreal takes around 2 to 3 months to sell- if priced according to the current market. You want to be closing in the spring, not listing it. By the time spring comes, you want your home SOLD – and not still for sale, otherwise you’ll be missing the boat.
When should you list it then? In the winter: end of January, beginning of February. Your home will have enough time to be well marketed, have serious buyers to visit it and get an offer in the table- hopefully a good one- and be sold by the spring.
Of course, you will need a good agent that knows how to market your property.
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Posted By: Deya Bautista - Affiliated Real Estate Agent working as part of the McGill Immobilier team. Specializing in condos and revenue property in the metropolitan area of Montreal. For buying or selling contact Deya at: 514.917.7889
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2009 December’s Market: Looking Good
December’s market seem to be very active this year. No need for the monthly sales stats to confirm that. Normally it is a slow month, because of the Holidays. Most people are into Christmas shopping, Christmas dinner parties, and little time to seriously visit homes. But there are still buyers calling for information and getting their finances ready for the next year – which is only a few weeks away. Many people are waiting for the new year to seriously start looking at homes.
There are still plenty of agents working over the holidays, as most take their vacation in the summer. I skipped my summer vacation this year (well, partially), and decided to go away for the holidays instead – Don’t hate me for it. Sheila is staying to cover for me while I’m away, and several blog posts have been schedule for when I’m gone.
Back to this month’s market…
There should be activity right after Christmas Day. I find it amazing how people can be so dedicated to finding a home right after the customary family and social (and/or religious) responsibilities such as Christmas. From the 26th on, the phones shall be constantly ringing.
If you’re selling your home, that is good news. Although you will not get the same amount of prospective buyers as, say for example in February. But you can rest assure that those few people who are visiting during the holidays are seriously looking to buy a home. Otherwise, they’ll be staying in, eating the leftover turkey and drinking eggnog.
Posted By: Deya Bautista - Affiliated Real Estate Agent working as part of the McGill Immobilier team. Specializing in condos and revenue property in the metropolitan area of Montreal. For buying, selling or renting contact Deya at: 514.917.7889
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Home Staging – 10 tips for better sale
Are you interested in selling your house fast and for top dollar?
If the answer is ‘YES’, then you need to get it ready to look and feel its best. The concept of Home Staging is not new and is used extensively in the USA and Western Canada to market real estate.
These Home Staging tips cover some of the things you can easily do yourself at a minimal cost.
- Before you do anything, you have to stop thinking of your house as a HOME and start thinking about it as an investment, for which you want the largest return possible.
- If you don’t have pictures that show your house at its best, you are probably missing out on dozens, if not hundreds of potential buyers.
- Curb appeal (or, lack of thereof) can deter a visitor from wanting to pursue. The exterior of your house has to be clean and taken care of.
- Buyers want to see space, above anything else. You have to declutter, so the visitors can focus on the house and not on your stuff.
- Chipped paint, loose or missing tiles, broken door handle, a closet door that doesn’t quite close properly can become a BIG turnoff for a potential buyer. Fix!
- Painting is the cheapest way to transform a room! Repaint main rooms in fresh, neutral colors.
- Refresh and update. Simple things such as a new bed ensemble, a few decorative pillows and two nice table lamps will transform a bedroom.
- Make the house as neutral as possible to please a variety of potential buyers and their lifestyle and taste.
- Make sure there is sufficient light in every room– you can’t have too much light!
- Space optimization and proper furniture and accessories placement is essential. It will give a home a warm and appealing look and feel and create the WOW factor.
So, a small effort will pay of at the sale time. Stage your house-sell your house WELL!
Posted By: Sveta Melchuk. Founder of Home Staging Montreal, a Montreal firm specializing in Home Staging and Interior Redesign. Simple and effective solutions, to help you sell your property faster and for more money. Call Sveta at: 514-482-9776
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