If you’re thinking of selling your Greater Springfield home or investment property, then you might be wondering whether there is a “best” time of year to sell. In our experience at Purple Cow, there is no “best” time of year to sell a home in the Greater Springfield property market.
But you may need to adjust your strategies at different times of year to get the best selling price in the shortest time frame.
Selling in autumn
If you have trees and plants in the front or back yard of your Greater Springfield home, autumn is a time when many shed their leaves. Take extra care to keep your home neat and tidy for inspections. If you leave loose leaves scattered around the yard or in your gutters, potential buyers’ first impression of your home when they come to inspect it might be the amount of maintenance work they’ll need to do if they buy it.
Selling in winter
Winter can be a good time of year to sell a home, as potential buyers don’t have to contend with the South East Queensland summer heat. And if you don’t have a backyard pool as a selling point, winter might be a better time of year to sell than summer. Make sure your home looks cosy for inspections in cool winter months.
Selling in spring
Selling your Greater Springfield home in spring gives you the opportunity to show off your plants and gardens in their best light if they are a feature of your home. It can be a great time to list if your front yard plants will be in full bloom. It can create a great first impression of your property.
Selling in summer
Summers in South East Queensland get pretty hot, so if you’re selling in summer, you want to highlight features like a covered outdoor entertainment area, a fully functioning air con system and a backyard pool (if you have one on your Greater Springfield property).
And always remember that a picture is worth a thousand words, so make sure you have impacting visuals of these features (photos, videos and/or 3-D walk-thrus) in your online property listing.
It’s also important to understand that the Christmas/New Year period can impact summer listings both positively and negatively.
For example, if you list early in December, you may be able to get attractive offers from buyers who are keen to buy before Christmas so they can relax over the break. They may also have more time on their hands to inspect your property as the year winds down.
But the downside of listing over summer is that there is often a lull over the Christmas/New Year period as potential buyers will have family or holiday commitments that will take precedence over property inspections.
The bottom line
Greater Springfield properties that sell quickly at any time of year for the best possible prices are sold and marketed using our Purple Cow ‘three pillars’ approach.
We use this approach for all our clients all year round. And it works. The latest figures from realestate.com.au show that our Purple Cow agents achieve selling prices that are $73,000 higher than competing agencies in the Greater Springfield region.
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