Springing into Action: Real Estate’s Prime Time Season

Key Points to Unpack

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Housing Market Blooms in April

Historically, April showers bring out more than just flowers! They also usher in an optimum season to sell a home, soaked with strong buyer demand, quick sales, blooming prices, and less weeds…Err, competition.

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Majority of Sellers Seize the Season

Around 75 percent of sellers, in fact, dive head first into this fertile selling season. No hedges or dilly-dallying here, just straight, uninhibited market carpe-ing.

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ASAP: Always Start April Prepping

Reaching out for expert guidance is high on most sellers’ agendas when they first contemplate selling – a good reason to start early. For those, ‘hopping’ into action now might just make April next year a golden egg opportunity.

Takeaway: Catch the (Marketing) Caravan

Get Ahead, Get A House…Sold!

So, let’s piece it all together, shall we? If you’ve been teetering on the fence about selling your chateau, my hot take is that April is the big cheese of real estate. It’s like prime Rib-eye steak for carnivorous home sellers, the, erm… ‘meatiest’ part of the market. But remember, you can’t just whip up exquisite Rib-eye steak right away. If you want that perfect sear, your prep work should start early, preferably now.

In simpler terms, reach out to your assertive estate agent friend (you know, the one who’s been pestering you since the last Christmas party), listen to their spiel about comparative market analysis, stagings, and digital marketing. Heck, they might even throw in some witty one-liners about market conditions for free!

After all, failing to prepare is preparing to fail when you’re trying to sell in the heady real estate bonanza that we call April. And who wants to be left chasing the marketing caravan while munching on cold, undercooked prime Rib-eye, right?

Original article: https://www.inman.com/2024/02/14/spring-competition-starts-now-win-and-sell-more-listings-with-realtor-coms-listing-toolkit/