“YOU’RE GOING TO SELL IN SPRING?”

You need/want to sell your property, but you’re going to wait until Spring to get on the market? Why is that exactly?  It makes sense if you own an old, draughty villa with inadequate heating, no real sunlight, and the site has poor drainage, but for those of you with a warm, insulated home, winter is a great time to sell.

Although some houses are more appealing in spring, if your home has an effective heating system and gets good light, then what are you waiting for? Stock levels are currently low (again, a normal seasonal pattern), so why not get on the market before your competition; get the trees and garden overhauled and show your warm home off. Then you can be that cash buyer that’s ready to buy when most sellers bring their ‘spring’ homes to the market. Buyers love to see properties on a cold winter’s day too – it gives them confidence that what they are buying can perform when it counts!

The most compelling reason, however, is that in this softer property climate with not so positive short to mid-term forecasting, it can’t be a bad strategy to get on the market sooner, rather than later.  Importantly, you will enjoy less competition, which means your odds of selling (and maybe even selling well), are far more likely without having to compete with similar properties in your suburb.