The Calm Before the Storm

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know the housing market is improving. Brian Williams says so every couple of weeks on the evening news and I see it on the MSNBC home page before I head over to Facebook.

But seriously, people. It is no joke.

Typically January is one of the slower months for those of us in my profession. There are always buyers and sellers who need to buy and sell in January. They don't care how cold or snowy it is, it is necessary for them to take care of business. "wait for the Spring".  Here is where things get interesting. My phone has been ringing off the hook. Multiple daily inquiries on my listings, buyers who must get into listings that just hit the market. Questions about when there will be more listings because inventory is so low. I have several buyers who are watching online like hawks and call me the minute a new listing pops up. This is wild! I had a buyer make an offer on a house that wasn't even on the market this week.

Here is the point to my story. The economy has improved, folks aren't as nervous about job loss or obtaining a mortgage and they are fired up. For those of you who want to sell your house this Spring, I advise you to try and get a jump on the craziness. List as soon as possible so that you aren't swimming in the pool with hundreds of others who plan on listing this Spring. Get your act together now and get ready for lots of showings!