The Top Home-Selling Advice From 2023 To Help Your Property Fly Off the Market in

Were you one of the many sellers sidelined in 2023, sitting out the entire housing market?

Maybe you felt “locked in” by the low mortgage rate you snagged few years ago. Or perhaps even though you knew you could sell your current home for a pretty penny due to high median home prices, you also knew you’d then be shelling out more than you’d expected on a new home.

In a nutshell: The housing market was not a level playing field last year. But 2024? You just might want to jump into the real estate game.

A recent Realtor.com® 2024 forecast portends good news in the new year, with mortgage rates predicted to drop below 7%.

With that in mind, we pored through the hundreds of articles we published last year to find the top advice on how to sell your home quickly—and land the best offer. So here’s to 2024, the year you get off the bench and score a touchdown in the real estate game!

Every homeowner who has spent time, effort, and money buying and maintaining their home naturally wants the very best return on investment when they finally decide to sell. We get it! This is likely your biggest asset.

But what you think your home is worth might not be what the current housing market supports.

Take a moment to digest this and adjust accordingly: It might save you a ton of heartache on your home-selling journey. Homes don’t move as fast nor fetch as many bidding wars in most markets as they did a couple of years ago.

Getting stuck on what your neighbor’s home sold for two years ago won’t help you today.

Can’t-miss tip: Rely on your real estate professional to help set a listing price for your home. These pros have many years of experience, deeply understand the local market, and know what homes have recently sold for in your area.

If your home doesn’t sell quickly, don’t take it personally. Do, however, make price adjustments. Reacting to the reality of the market—rather than letting your listing grow stale—will ultimately get your home sold quickly and for the best price possible.

We know it’s the depths of winter. But getting your home on the market takes a fair amount of preparation, and springtime equals selling time in the real estate game.

The season is historically hot because families are generally looking to buy a new home and settle in by summer so that the children will be ready for the first day of school. Yet in the current topsy-turvy housing market, you might be wondering if you should list at all—or wait for the market to level off.

But be aware that homes are still fetching high prices and inventory is at near drought levels. Translation: If your home is in good shape and priced to sell, you…