{"id":4205,"date":"2016-10-22T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toritoth.com\/?p=4205"},"modified":"2016-10-22T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T09:00:48","slug":"housing-forecast-2017-home-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toritoth.com\/new\/housing-forecast-2017-home-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Forecast: 2017 Will Be Hot, Is Your Home Ready for Sale?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re thinking of selling a home soon, next year may be the time! But, to sell in 2017 a home owner needs to start preparing their house for sale now. What should be on your to-do list to help improve the condition of the home to get the highest price in the quickest time?\u00a0A staging plan is important to put together.<\/span>
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\nAccording to forecasts just released from the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>(NAR), the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA), and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, “We can expect a hot year for home sales in 2017,” said\u00a0Realtor Mag<\/a><\/span>, the NAR’s official magazine.<\/span>
\n“NAR is predicting existing-home sales to reach 6 million in 2017, higher than its 5.8 million forecast for this year. But other entities are even more bullish. MBA is predicting home sales to eclipse 6.5 million next year, while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are both predicting 6.2 million.”<\/span>
\nSo, what’s driving this trend? Millennials, appear to finally be ready to become a homeowner. If this is true, they’ll\u00a0prop up the real estate market not just next year, but for several years to come. “They’re predicted to keep sales strong well in to 2020, according to economists,” quoted in the magazine.\u00a0<\/span>
\nSince, the housing forecast reports suggest Millennials will be most seller’s home buyer demographics, it’s important to have these buyers in mind when preparing a home for sale, especially if you’re trying to sell a starter home. Now, Millennials are looking for very specific features on their wish lists<\/a>\u00a0that you should consider granting like an energy efficient, smart home with a place to do laundry, work at home and chill outside. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nWhen it comes to home staging, sellers are often reluctant to spend money to prepare a home for sale. One reason this sad reality exists is because of the old mindset that says, \u201cwe\u2019ve bought and sold homes before, and they never needed a home staging touch.\u201d This lie has left hundreds of thousands of dollars on the negotiating table, not to mention giving buyers control over your fate. If you want to control your destiny\u00a0when selling a home, especially in a hot market,\u00a0learn to master these ten preparation steps to make your Millennial buyers FEEL AT HOME.<\/span><\/p>\n