December 2013 Real Estate Update!

December 2013

DeLena Ciamacco

Included in this blog post is a link to my Real Estate Update Newsletter. Please click on the link below to get the latest Real Estate Update for December! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email my office.

http://realtytimes.com/181/DeLenaCiamacco

The Holiday Season is here!!

 

I want to wish you a Happy Holiday Season and safe New Year’s celebration!  I realize the Holidays can be an extremely stressful time for many people and twice as difficult when you are attempting to sell your home or other Real estate investments.  With that being said, remaining informed and educated about the “Real Estate Market”, in general, is paramount.  Part of my job is to keep you informed and to let you know what to expect this “Winter/Holiday selling season.”

Historically October through February/early March are the slowest months of the year for real estate sales.  As expected, showings will noticeably decrease during this time of year, and they already have dropped by at least 30% over the last month.  However, this by no means indicates your property will not sell!!  In fact, November through February (although they are reportedly the slowest closing months of the year) is not far behind the “prime selling season”.  We tend to have less “lookers” and more serious Buyers during the fall/winter months.  We are looking for Quality of Buyers and not Quantity of Buyers. 

In addition, November through February tend to be strong relocation months. Many major companies fiscal year-ends tend to occur through the months of December and January (and, of course, June).  The people relocating usually HAVE to buy.  It will be important for us to make your listing as available as possible during this time of year. 

Rest assured my entire Team and I plan to do everything possible to put/keep your listing at the forefront.  Fortunately, these trends tend to be cyclical.  I expect it will pick up again in the very near future!

Overall, this year has been as steady as we could hope for real estate sales and it appears it will continue to appreciate into 2014. 

As always, I welcome your call (or email) if you would like to discuss any issue in detail.  Please remember, I would be happy to provide a market analysis (or current comparable sales) for your review, at your request.  I continuously monitor local, state and national market conditions (as they pertain to Real Estate) and will advise if any changes are necessary.