Why Sell Your Anchorage Home Now

Are you contemplating a move in the near future?  As an Anchorage homeowner, you may need to put your home on the market before you can do so.  But is now a good time to sell?  Here are some of the top reasons you should sell your Anchorage home now rather than wait:

More Anchorage buyers are willing to go looking at a new home in the early fall than when we are deep in winter weather.  The late summer lull has passed and people typically want to get moved into their new home before the holidays come.  Don't miss out on this window of opportunity.

Foreclosure inventories are expected to go up in the next few months.  You don't want your Anchorage home competing with these lower priced properties if you can help it.  The lower priced distressed homes will influrence your home's listing price.  Talk to your Anchorage real estate professional about this.

Lending institutions are getting more and more strict about their standards.  Currently, legislation is being considered to tighten those standards even more.  That means that the pool of buyers who are approved for a mortgage loan may dwindle in the next few months.  More buyers means more opportunity for a good offer.  So, now is the time to get your Anchorage home listed.

Since inventory levels are good and interest rates remain low, it is a great time for you to move out of your Anchorage home and into a new one.  There are plenty of great deals to be had and you should try to take advantage of them while you can.

No matter what your reason is for moving, selling your Anchorage home now makes good sense.  Don't hesitate.  The sooner you sell, the sooner you can move on with your life, no matter where that will take you.  Contact me today to find out how I can help you get your Anchorage home sold soon. 

Pauline Hofseth, your Anchorage real estate specialist

Originally posted on my Active Rain blog here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/2516973/why-sell-your-anchorage-home-now.