<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <br /> <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy64haJwVNutmqypg25Kbu0RhT_7Lf-a0jL9kM7OQ01tCBKhY-IlBCNjnA1SFVwii8U5vqjOm9wRsreb-DZBSuAJrMb5XwHFq6Z80c1jZvikYXP_zr_ZSr5Hw7d2YMgtsLzd3gmXL9kbwV_sbKiJ7fydW0VDR9tAOlujXRB23hvkZaTutDFx1TVx6awA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="750" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy64haJwVNutmqypg25Kbu0RhT_7Lf-a0jL9kM7OQ01tCBKhY-IlBCNjnA1SFVwii8U5vqjOm9wRsreb-DZBSuAJrMb5XwHFq6Z80c1jZvikYXP_zr_ZSr5Hw7d2YMgtsLzd3gmXL9kbwV_sbKiJ7fydW0VDR9tAOlujXRB23hvkZaTutDFx1TVx6awA=w454-h275" width="454" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><header class="entry-header page-header" style="border-bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><h1 class="entry-title " style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; font-family: &quot;Roboto Slab&quot;, serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 15px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Why Right Now Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity for Sellers</h1><div class="entry-meta" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 15px !important;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-right: 10px;"><span class="fa fa-calendar" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: FontAwesome; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin-right: 3px; text-rendering: auto;"></span>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/2022/01/27/why-right-now-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-for-sellers/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-27T06:00:53+00:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Thursday January 27th, 2022</time></a></span>&nbsp;<span class="cat-links" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-right: 10px;"><span class="fa fa-folder-open-o" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: FontAwesome; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin-right: 3px; text-rendering: auto;"></span>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/category/featured/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">Featured</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/category/sellers/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">For Sellers</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/category/housing-market-updates/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">Housing Market Updates</a></span></div></header><div class="appLoaded" id="kcm-simple-share-div" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">If you’re thinking about selling your house in 2022, you truly have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at your fingertips. When selling anything, you always hope for</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-weight: 700;">strong demand</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">for the item coupled with a</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-weight: 700;">limited supply</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">. That</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-weight: 700;">maximizes your leverage</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;">when you’re negotiating the sale. Home sellers are in that exact situation right now. Here’s why.</span></div></div><div class="entry-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span id="more-45909" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; font-family: &quot;Roboto Slab&quot;, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Demand Is Very Strong</span></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">According to the latest&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/annual-existing-home-sales-hit-highest-mark-since-2006" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Existing Home Sales Report</em></a>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">National Association of Realtors</em>&nbsp;(NAR), 6.18 million homes were sold in 2021. This was the largest number of home sales in 15 years. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for NAR, explains:</p><blockquote style="border-bottom: none; border-left: 5px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 10px 20px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“Sales for the entire year finished strong, reaching&nbsp;<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">the highest annual level since 2006</span>. . . . With mortgage rates expected to rise in 2022, it’s likely that a portion of December buyers were intent on avoiding the inevitable rate increases.”</em></p></blockquote><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Demand isn’t expected to weaken this year, either. In addition, the&nbsp;<em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.mba.org/news-research-and-resources/research-and-economics/forecasts-and-commentary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Mortgage Finance Forecast</a></em>, published last week by the&nbsp;<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mortgage Bankers’ Association</em>&nbsp;(MBA), calls for existing-home sales to reach 6.4 million homes this year.</p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; font-family: &quot;Roboto Slab&quot;, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Supply Is Very Limited</span></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">The same sales report from NAR also reveals the months’ supply of inventory just hit the lowest number of the century. It notes:</p><blockquote style="border-bottom: none; border-left: 5px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 10px 20px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“Total housing inventory at the end of December amounted to 910,000 units, down 18% from November and down 14.2% from one year ago (1.06 million). Unsold inventory sits at a 1.8-month supply at the present sales pace, down from 2.1 months in November and from 1.9 months in December 2020.”</em></p></blockquote><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">The reality is, inventory decreases every year in December. That’s just how the typical seasonal trend goes in real estate. However, the following graph emphasizes how this December was lower than any other December going all the way back to 1999.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://files.simplifyingthemarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/26134946/20220127-MEM-Eng-1.png?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;"><img alt="Why Right Now Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity for Sellers | Simplifying The Market" class="aligncenter wp-image-45910" height="488" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" src="https://files.simplifyingthemarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/26134946/20220127-MEM-Eng-1.png" srcset="https://files.simplifyingthemarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/26134946/20220127-MEM-Eng-1.png 1000w, https://files.simplifyingthemarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/26134946/20220127-MEM-Eng-1-400x300.png 400w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="650" /></a></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; font-family: &quot;Roboto Slab&quot;, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Right Now, Sellers Have Maximum Leverage</span></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">As mentioned above, when there’s strong demand for an item and a limited supply of it available, the seller has maximum&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2021/11/02/sellers-have-incredible-leverage-in-todays-market/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">leverage</a>&nbsp;in the negotiation. In the case of homeowners who are thinking about selling, there may never be a better time than right now. While demand is this high and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2022/01/20/buyers-want-to-know-why-is-housing-supply-still-so-low/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">inventory</a>&nbsp;is this low, you’ll have leverage in all aspects of the sale of your house.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Today’s buyers know they need to be&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2021/12/28/5-tips-for-making-your-best-offer-on-a-home/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">flexible negotiators</a>&nbsp;that make very&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2021/09/27/if-youre-a-buyer-is-offering-asking-price-enough/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">competitive offers</a>, so here are a few areas that could tip in your favor when your house goes on the market:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Competitive sales price</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Flexible closing date</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Potential for a leaseback to allow you more time to find a home</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Minimal offer contingencies</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; font-family: &quot;Roboto Slab&quot;, serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bottom Line</span></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">If you’re thinking of selling your house this year, now is the optimal time to list it. Let’s connect to discuss how you can put your house on the market today.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /></p><div style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><i>Buying in Southeast Michigan?&nbsp;<a href="http://www.homesinsoutheastmichigan.com/search/" target="_blank"><b>Perform a full home search</b></a></i></div><div style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><i>Selling in Southeast Michigan?&nbsp;<b><a href="http://michiganhomevalue.org/" target="_blank">Get a free Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i></div></div></div>