As Super Bowl Season Ends, The Real Estate Season Begins!

The regular football season is a white knuckle ride for fans of the pigskin, and when the playoffs begin during the Christmas holiday period, the white knuckles get replaced by nails that are nervously bitten down to the core. Many wives complain of becoming football widows during the season, bemoaning the fact that they can’t get their husbands off the couch from the moment that Thanksgiving begins and the Lombardi is hoisted at the end of the Super Bowl. That’s when the gridiron action reaches fever pitch, and also when the real estate market goes into hibernation for the winter.

From Sold Out Super Bowl to For Sale Sign!

There is an old saying that nobody buys or sells a home until the Super Bowl is over, but the truth of the matter is that it may just be more due to the fact that it also unofficially represents the end of the holiday season. There is so much going on during that time, what with preparing for Thanksgiving, then buying presents for Christmas, and perhaps even hosting family and friends coming in from out of town. The last thing on anyone’s mind during that period is listing their home, or thinking about a new place to live.

It’s not usually until the Christmas tree is down, and the last of the brightly colored lights are taken of the house that the bloom finally wears off the rose, and the thought of moving kicks in. The busy buying and selling period doesn’t really start to kick in until the spring months hit, but it doesn’t hurt to get a little pro-active and start thinking about getting the ball rolling. That begins with taking the time to track down a realtor who you believe will best fit your buying and selling needs. By getting all your ducks in a row you can get a jump on those who are still wallowing in turkey gravy, because you can be sure that the real serious home buyers will be out and looking as soon as possible.

A qualified realtor will make sure that you list your home for the best price possible, and they will also get the ball rolling on searching for homes in the neighborhoods that you are interested in moving to. The housing market is starting to recover after a tough couple of years, and you’ll want to make sure that you are getting the true value for your home, and not overpaying for a place whose current owners know that the market is turning.

While the final whistle of the Super Bowl may mark the end of the football season, and act as the beginning of a new real estate year, don’t let the agony of defeat, or than hangover of a championship season cloud your judgment when it comes to making important real estate decisions. Let your real estate agent help with that, unless of course your team lost in the Super Bowl, then you may want to allow a little grieving period.

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