[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1i2go4iif9ac9":3,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":38,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":42},{"item":4,"previous":26,"next":32},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":9,"bodyImage":13,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":24,"updatedAt":25},1483,"the-1-reason-to-list-your-house-in-the-winter","The #1 Reason to List Your House in the Winter","Many sellers believe spring is the best time to put their homes on the market because buyer demand traditionally increases at that time of year. What they don’t realize is if every homeowner believes the same thing, then that’s when they’ll have the most competition.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F31114831\u002F20191104-KCM-Share.jpg","Many sellers believe spring is the best time to put their homes on the market because buyer demand traditionally increases at that time of year. What they don’t realize is if every homeowner believes the same thing, then that’s when they’ll have the most competition.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>So, what’s the #1 reason to list your house in the winter? Less competition.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nHousing supply traditionally shrinks at this time of year, so the choices buyers have will be limited. The chart below was created using the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fresearch-and-statistics\u002Fhousing-statistics\u002Fexisting-home-sales\">months supply\u003C\u002Fa> of listings from the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20191104-MEM-1-ENG.jpeg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41127\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20191104-MEM-1-ENG.jpeg\" alt=\"The #1 Reason to List Your House in the Winter | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>As you can see, the \u003Cem>‘sweet spot’\u003C\u002Fem> to list your house for the most exposure naturally occurs in the late fall and winter months (November – January).\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\nTemperatures aren’t the only thing that heats up in the spring – \u003Cem>so do listings!\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20191104-MEM-2-ENG.jpeg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41128\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20191104-MEM-2-ENG.jpeg\" alt=\"The #1 Reason to List Your House in the Winter | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>In 2018, listings increased from December to May. Don’t wait for these listings and the competition that comes with them to come to the market before you decide to list your house.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Added Bonus: Serious Buyers Are Out in the Winter\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nAt this time of year, purchasers who are serious about buying a home will be in the marketplace. 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