How Many Days Does it Take a Single Family Home in Braemar To Go Under Contract in July?
On July 19th (2022) I brought 12607 Cessford Drive to the market. The sellers had been putting the finishing touches on their listing preparation as quickly as possible. Yours truly, the one that has been keeping you updated on the Braemar real estate market for over seventeen years, cautioned that July and August are slower than usual due to buyers being on vacation. Is it better to hit the market quickly and ill prepared when facing less motivated buyers or should the listing preparation get done no matter how much time it delays you getting on the market? The sellers wondered. My answer, get prepared.
The sellers had the entire home painted a neutral, on trend color. They de-cluttered everywhere and allowed me to come in and help stage the home. The day after professional photos were taken, we were on the market. Then the test of patience began.
Waiting for a buyer to act during a typical seasonal slow down is sometimes hard enough. Add in the far more deliberate actions of buyers amidst rising mortgage interest rates during that seasonal slow down and the passage of time can feel ten times slower than normal.
After eleven days and fifteen showings, the feedback was great. The home showed very well and buyers liked it. They just wanted to be sure before writing an offer. Then, last night, out of practically nowhere, an offer came in. My sellers were thrilled. Those eleven days felt like a lifetime. Of course, the Braemar real estate geek in me wants to know, how did we do? I practice what I preach. Did it make a difference to be properly prepared and professionally marketed with a full-time local agent?
Well, in the last thirty days, the homes in Braemar that have gone under contract have taken on averagge seventeen days to go under contract. The median days on market for Braemar single family homes that went under contract in July was a little lower at thirteen. Eleven is better than average and the median.
Meanwhile, of the available single family homes to purchase in Braemar, their average days on market today is twelve. Median days on market, fourteen. Those days continue to roll until the homes are chosen by buyers.
When you are ready to sell your Braemar home, get in touch with me for your complementary consultation. It is my pleasure to get my sellers top of market, no matter the season or the market conditions. I would love to be put to work doing the same for you. Since 2005, No One Knows Braemar Better!
Chris Ann Cleland
Associate Broker, Licensed in VA
Long & Foster Real Estate
703-402-0037, ChrisAnn@LNF.com
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