Find Luck in Real Estate This Spring

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Expect the unexpected. The year has been full of twists and turns. Real estate is no exception. My last listing went under contract in about a week. If the average day count for homes to sit on the market is 50, it doesn’t mean you have 50 days. Mortgage interest rates have come down a bit, and homebuyers are shopping.

Spring is officially here. We’ve started the Sunday fun day season in Austin. ‘Tis the season for SXSW, MotoGP, Rodeo Austin, and even Hamilton’s coming to town.

So, how do you find luck in this market? You have to be in it to win it.

Find Luck in Real Estate

Discover how to navigate the spring real estate market with buying and selling tips. How to find luck in the housing market this spring.

Tips for Buyers:

  • Get pre-approved. Your dream home is often in other buyers’ dreams, too. Know your numbers and be able to take action when you find it.
  • Start searching with a few must-have criteria and see how lucky you are. It’s good to have choices. In Austin, the inventory is high enough to have them.
  • Get set up on a custom ASAP search. After exhausting the existing inventory, level up and get notified immediately whenever a new home that meets your criteria hits the market. Don’t be late to the party when you find a head-turner.

Tips for Sellers:

  • In Austin, Texas, the best time to sell a house this year is the week of April 13-19, according to Realtor.com.  That week is expected to have the ideal balance of housing market conditions that favor Austin home sellers, more than any other week in the year.
  • Set the right price and adjust accordingly. Unless the house has a viable reason to stand out from the pack, it shouldn’t. It will make the house sit on the market longer and sell for less than it would have.
  • Make repairs. Buyers do not have extra money to fix deferred maintenance. Make it easy for them to say yes, and repair what is broken.
  • Spring clean before you put your home on the market. The best money you will ever spend getting it ready for the market is to clean it, windows and all. A clean home is a happy home.

May your troubles be less, and blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through the door.