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TOP REASONS FOR SELLING YOUR HOME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

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market update GuelphWhen it comes to selling your home there are a lot of factors to consider, one of the biggest being the timing. While sometimes timing cannot be controlled, there are certain times of the year that are better than others when it comes to listing and selling your home, if you are not in a huge time crunch. We reached out to our RE/MAX Influencers – a panel consisting of RE/MAX Sales Associates throughout Canada – to compile some of the top reasons to list your home at the beginning of the year.
According to our RE/MAX Influencer panel, there are five key factors that play a role in deciding when the best time to list is and they were most prominently noted in the beginning of the year. These five key factors include seasonality, competition, exposure, move-in timing and a seller’s vs. buyer’s market. Taking these factors into consideration, our RE/MAX Influencers noted February, March and April as three of the best months to list your home for sale.
MARKET UPDATE FOR GUELPH
The 2022 real estate market hit the ground running in January as the inventory of homes for sale was at an all time low and demand remained high. Each time we thought that prices couldn’t possible get any higher, another sales record was smashed! The number of sales for Guelph in January (150) was a respectable number considering how low the inventory was. The average sale price increased to $970,000 or $613 per square foot. This stat included all residential sales, condos etc. The average time on market for MLS sales was only 10 days and sellers received on average 114% of their asking price which means that homes were still selling significantly more than asking price.
Going forward into February, there are only 89 active listings for the entire city which means more of the same. This low inventory, high demand, seller’s market will continue to rule as the unofficial start of the spring market nears.
Are you thinking of making a move? Put RE/MAX, real estate’s premier brand and my 20+ years of real estate experience to work for you! Call/text/email/DM me and let’s get started with a free home evaluation and custom marketing plan!
Dean Manton Broker
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
519-716-4663
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The best part of selling our farm was working with Dean. He made suggestions for staging, had the property and our home professionally photographed and presented in a video and then walked us through showing and a successful sale. He was professional and gave honest answers to all concerns and questions. I don't think we could have done better with anyone else. V & H Hildebrandt
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We have used Dean as our realtor before and when we decided to sell our home, there was no question of which realtor we were going to use. Dean is friendly and professional and answers all your questions and concerns. We had some difficulty with a place we thought we had, and Dean went above and beyond to help us find another place, which we are very happy with!!! Thank you Dean for walking us through this and keeping us calm through some of the unexpected twists and turns!! If you are looking for a realtor who listens to you and understands what you are looking for, then I would highly recommend Dean!!!
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We’re first time home buyers and Dean helped guide us through the entire procedure. He was always flexible with scheduling around our needs for the entire process - house tours, inspections, final walk through etc., and gave us advice based on his experiences. Thank you to Dean for his help on our first home.
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Working with Dean on the sale of our Guelph home was a pleasure, he was very knowledgeable in regards to market value & helped us significantly in regards to staging our home. Our house sold in just under ( 2 days ) after being posted, Dean also guided us through the sale transition making it easy & unstressfull. We would highly recommend Dean & would surely use him again for any sales or purchases in real estate.
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I purchased my first home with Dean and he was a great person to work with. He responded quickly to any inquiries we had, ALWAYS answered his phone, checked up on us after we settled into our new home and ensured that we were happy every step of the way. Thank you Dean!
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Dean hit the mark on all levels.
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We had an amazing experience with Dean, he was thorough, professional & a pleasure to work with! Highly recommend!
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Dean is a great guy and did a wonderful job for us when he listed and sold our home. He is so personable and a great listener. His communication was top notch and we really appreciated being able to get a reply from him very quickly when we had a question. He worked hard to do a market analysis for us and did a beautiful, thorough presentation of it. He was very knowledgeable about the area we lived in and where to price our home to get what we needed. Any concerns we had about anything, he addressed immediately. Thanks Dean for selling our home! Great experience!
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Dean was an amazing Realtor for us. He was super responsive, extremely helpful, and knew a lot about what to look for when buying a home in this market with no conditions. His years of experience are definitely evident. His manner is also super calming, which is an amazing personality feature in a process that is both stressful and exciting! I would happily recommend Dean anytime to anyone!
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