http://www.lesliecainsells.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=selling+your+home&orTags=0Search results matching tag 'selling your home'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)http://www.lesliecainsells.com/blogs/leslie_cain/archive/2011/12/09/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-sold-sign.aspxSat, 10 Dec 2011 01:56:00 GMT2b40620c-9c39-4578-a359-ab5fecbe3855:1180144783996<p>It&rsquo;s that time of year again when shopping, wrapping, baking and holiday parties seem to occupy all of your time. So why would you want to put your home up for sale with everything else on your plate?Well, believe it or not, putting a home on the market during the holiday season can be a great strategy. During this time of year many of the listings expire or are pulled off for a time. This means that your home will have much less competition and get a lot more attention during this season. There are usually a lot of new listings hitting the market after the first of the new year.</p><p>Christmas is also the time of year your home will look its best. It will be nicely decorated, warm and cozy, and full of those wintery smells that only come out of a home when all that delicious baking is happening. In addition to your home looking its best, there will be a flurry of buyers looking right around Christmas. After all, this is a time when many buyers are off of work and have more time during the work-week to go house shopping. They also have more time to spend looking online.</p><p>Perhaps the very best reason to list your home now is that statistics show holiday buyers are serious buyers and are actively looking to make an offer. With the higher demand and less competition, it could very well be your home they choose.So if you have been thinking of selling your home, now is a great time to list. Take advantage of the holiday season and perhaps this year you will get a SOLD sign from Santa.</p>