What's The Best Time To Sell Your Home?

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New Data Shows When To List Your Home

Ah, springtime. Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping – and homes are selling. Are you planning to sell your home, too?

According to new research by Zillow, you should list your home during the first two weeks of May to get the most out of your home sale. On average, homes across the nation that listed between May 1 and May 15 sold six days faster than the typical home and yielded approximately 0.7% more money at sale. At Zillow's current average home value of $226,300, that's an increase of nearly $1,600.

When's the worst time to sell? The winter holidays appear to depress the average sale price. Homes listed during the last two weeks of December sold for $2,500 less (around 1.1%) than the typical home.

Even the day of the week can matter. Homes listed on Saturdays had the largest number of views on Zillow within the first week – 20% more views than homes that listed on Tuesday, the worst day to...



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