Selling Your Home? Here’s Why You Should List Now!

If you have been considering selling your home, here’s why you should list now instead of later.

Over the course of the past few years, sellers have taken a real beating but that is starting to change.  There are currently buyers out there trying to take advantage of the great mortgage rates before the anticipated rise in rates by the end of this year.  Here’s a link to my blog on where mortgage interest rates are headed and  why you should buy a home now.

The New Castle County December numbers are out and we have seen an increase in both the median sales price compared to last year and the list to sales price ratio.

Here’s the important news, listing inventory and single family homes inventory are both down over 30% for the year!  In addition, closed sales are up almost 15% for last year.  Coupled with those statistics is the fact that days on market have dropped by over 10%.

As a seller, it is vital to get ahead of the curve.  The spring will be here soon and with it we will see an increase in inventory.  As mortgage rates start to creep upwards, buyers who could have afforded your home will be pushed out by the higher rates.  With the increased competition, you will have a tougher sale on your hands.

If you list now, your home could already be sold by the time spring rolls around!

Related posts:

1. 5 Things to Consider when selling your Newark Delaware Home FSBO
2. New Castle County Home Values September 2011
3. New Castle County Home Values to Personal Income-October 2011
4. Why You Should Buy a Home Now
5. Newark Delaware 19711 Real Estate Market Report

Sean Casey is Realtor in Northern Delaware including Newark, Hockessin, Greenville and Bear. He can be reached at 302-733-7020.

Email: scasey@psre.com

Do You Have Questions About Your Delaware Neighborhood? Need More Specific Information On Your Delaware Home  For Purchase Or To Sell?

Call Sean Casey For More Comprehensive Information At 302-733-7020.

If you or anyone you know is considering selling their existing home in Northern Delaware, or is purchasing their first home, dream home, step-up home, or retirement residence, I would appreciate the opportunity to serve them, and I can also recommend a relocation professional in the destination of your choice outside the Delaware area!