The top 3 reasons why it’s the PERFECT time to put your home on the market…
With the recent changes, pandemics, elections, Brexit, and lockdowns, it can be hard to know when is the right time to make the plunge and put your home on the market. Now more than ever it’s the perfect time to make that first move – here’s our top 3 reasons why!
1. Less Competition
It’s currently a seller’s market, which means the demand for homes for sale has now skyrocketed; There are more people looking for a home than there are homes on the market. This puts you in the perfect position to negotiate a great sale! Finding a buyer for your home quickly and for a great price then places you in an even better position for buying your next home – the chain works to your advantage and you can move with ease.
Our database is bursting with potential, so don’t delay or the market could shift and you could miss out…
2. Less physical viewings
We all know a pandemic is not the ideal time to have strangers traipsing through your home – but in all honesty, pandemic or not, no one likes keeping their home in perfect condition for multiple evening and weekend viewings and having multiple families running through.
During the first lockdown last year we introduced Live viewings for our properties for sale, where viewers can walk through your home while safely remaining in their own. They can also find out about certain features you wouldn’t normally see in pictures, and ask questions of the agent.
Since we then vet all interested applicants before arranging a physical viewing, this has cut down our in-person viewings by 50% while still keeping up our same level of successful sales at the asking price! While buyers are keen to stay safe, take advantage of the fact that you’ll have less physical viewings in your home.
3. Rightmove visitors are up by 33%
You may not think the property market is moving at break-neck speed out of the gate in 2021, but it is! Rightmove published stats relating to the number of people searching for homes on their platform – visitors are up by 33% in 2021 from the same timeframes a year ago in 2020. Considering January usually gets a boost in viewers anyway, this is a huge step up showing significant numbers.
This data shows us that each home placed on the market NOW is being seen by far more people, and therefore will get more interest, more offers, and a higher sale price.
Finally, it’s worth noting that those who start the process of their sale now will be moving in the Spring after lockdown – long known as the best time of year to move home where school, the weather, and holidays can’t get in the way!
So, what are you waiting for? Don’t miss out! Take the first step and book your home valuation with us now…
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