Raine & Horne Kumeu - Hobsonville Blog

As we look forward to a  well-earned break over Christmas and welcome in 2025, the thought of selling your home might not be top of mind, but this could actually be the best time for you to get your ducks in a row and get onto market early.

Traditionally there are fewer properties on market, fewer properties t compete with and more eye balls searching and looking for that certain property. 

Strangely lifestyle properties market exceptionally well through Christmas-New Year.

Additionally, buyers looking to purchase around Christmas are often serious about buying, this may mean fewer viewings but better conversations leading up to a sale. 

Summer is the weather for viewings, with windows and doors open, to show off your property in the best way, with the best mood and achieve a great result..

If your thinking you may have a few tasks to do you may choose to prioritise them as follows:  

Get an appraisal

We are working through the silly season, and we will take a serious look at the RV data, your suggested market price, the appraisal value, market sales around you and a pre-sale check list.

First impressions are lasting impressions

From the letter box to the, indoor-outdoor flow, to decking to gardens. Consider the pathway that buyers will take that invites them emotionally to see themselves living in your home.  Buyers must relate to what the home says about them rather than the work required to get to that place.

In short, if it's broken fix it, if the paint is falling off refurbish it, if its dead put something alive in its place, view this with a new buyer lens on and walk through your home objectively.

Get repairs done now

Buyers don't want your repairs, they want your home.  It is important that fix-it jobs are ticked off, dealt with, finished. It will make you feel better that you have achieved your goals, and also your buyers will look past the work to the glory of the home.

Clean and de-clutter

Now is a great time to de-cob-web, house wash, window clean, clean sills and skirtings, mow, weed, trim back. Make a list and crack into it.  Best practice is to remove personalised art pieces, family photos and any items you do not use on a daily basis.

Indoor - outdoor living

The best of summer is the relationship between outdoors and indoors, the flow from the kitchen to the outside furniture, from the pool to the chilly-bin and the boosted air-conditioning to sooth the sunburn.  Summers are made for homes to sell and it gets no better than selling lifestyle right now. 

 To start this process book a no-obligation appraisal today phone Graham on 0800 90 700 or 0276320421 or email [email protected]