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Survey: Sellers Waiting Out Pandemic Are Ready to List

February 13, 2022 · by Andrew Oliver · in Latest News, Life Style, Market Reports

Homeowners have had all the usual reasons to sell over the past two years – marriages, deaths, children, etc. – but many hunkered down during the pandemic, and some feared the housing market because selling might be easy but finding a new home? Not so much.

A survey conducted by HarrisX for realtor.com, however, suggests that many of those people might be planning to list their home in 2022, with 65% of them planning to do so this winter and spring. The survey of 2,583 consumers was conducted online in September-October 2021.

Many sellers, however, want to set an asking price higher than they think their home is worth, and they expect buyer bidding wars.

When will sellers list? (more…)

Thinking of Selling? Now Is the Time to Act

April 17, 2017 · by Andrew Oliver · in Marblehead News, Market Reports

If you have been thinking about selling your home this year, now may be the time to do it. The inventory of homes for sale is well below historic norms and buyer demand is skyrocketing.

Read Sellers: now is the time to act.

Then read  Which broker should I choose to sell my house? (more…)

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