Tampa Bay & Sarasota Real Estate Seasonality vs Peak and what you need to know

 

There are many Tampa Bay area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here to learn about our “Your Home Sold Guaranteed in 29 Days” program or for a free property valuation so you know what your home can sell for in today’s market. You may also call me at (813) 359-8990 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

 

Listen to Andrew Duncan, Tampa's #1 Realtor and expert talks to David Diaz of Waterstone Mortgage about the Tampa Bay and Sarasota Real Estate Seasonality.

The Duncans decided to open an office in Sarasota last year as an extension of their brand in Tampa. They saw the opportunity in the Sarasota market so they decided to hire some local people to cater to that market. They also transferred some agents from the Tampa office to maintain the culture they have built in their Tampa office.

Now is the in season for Sarasota because it's a second or vacation home market. It is similar to the peak season or summer months in Tampa. Although it has been slow compared to the past few months, if you compare it to past Novembers, this is still a pretty incredible month for sales. David added that November and January are usually the slowest months of the year because of the upcoming holidays but for some reason, November has exploded this year. They also talk about how December seems to be a strong month but usually it's because some closings are pushed to December. Another thing they touched on are the advantages of closing before the end of the year like homestead exemptions and lower taxes.

To get more Tampa Bay Real Estate news and advice from Tampa Bay's #1 Realtor, tune in to The Duncan Duo Real Estate Show on 970 WFLA - Tampa Bay every Sunday at 10 am.

Florida Suncoast Title & Yesner Law discuss title company & how an Attorney Owned co. is valuable

 

There are many Tampa Bay area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here to learn about our “Your Home Sold Guaranteed in 29 Days” program or for a free property valuation so you know what your home can sell for in today’s market. You may also call me at (813) 359-8990 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

 

Listen to Andrew Duncan, Tampa's #1 Realtor and expert talks to Shawn Yesner of Yesner Law about how he is now part owner of Florida Suncoast Title Services LLC.

Shawn has been an attorney since 1998. He got his start in title doing residential and commercial closings out of a law firm in Miami. He has a lot of great title relationship within the industry. His level of knowledge and experience in Real Estate law together with his hands on approach will be very valuable in providing clients a great and unique experience working with Florida Suncoast Title.

To get more Tampa Bay Real Estate news and advice from Tampa Bay's #1 Realtor, tune in to The Duncan Duo Real Estate Show on 970 WFLA - Tampa Bay every Sunday at 10 am.

Why Real Estate Signs Work

Every month, we hear home sellers tell us that they’d rather not put a real estate sign out in front of their house because they’re convinced that they don’t work. However, the truth is that real estate signs actually do work.

We’ve seen many homes sell over the years that wouldn’t have sold without a real estate sign. This is because they help in three important ways:

The first is that they trigger word-of-mouth referrals. Not everybody in your neighborhood pays attention to online listings. They might know other people who want to live in your neighborhood, though, and a real estate sign is the only way to let them know that your home is for sale. 

The second way they help is by acting as a marker for buyers who don’t want to look at a home in person and deal with a showing. If they want to narrow their list of homes, they might simply just want to drive by them. Neighborhoods tend to have homes that look alike, so if you don’t have a sign out, it would be easy for the potential buyer to skip right past and assume another home is for sale.

Not having a real estate sign means limiting your buyer pool.

The third way they help is by providing a phone number that people can call. If there’s no sign, there’s no opportunity for them to call. Quite frankly, people are impulse buyers. Sometimes people call on a sign and buy the home that very same day. Unless you have a sign out front, though, this won’t happen to you.

What if someone buys another home down the street instead of yours because that home had a sign? Because real estate companies get all of these sign calls, sometimes a sign from one property can help another property sell. Homes in certain areas can also act as referrals to homes in other areas that are comparable in size and features.

The bottom line is that you should not abandon using a real estate sign when you put your home up for sale. If you want to get your home sold quickly, you want to take care of every single marketing possibility for that home. Omitting a real estate sign means limiting your audience and leaving money on the table. If you have any questions for us, don't hesitate to reach out by giving us a call or sending us an email" at the end of the blog