Best Time to Sell a Home

Stephen FitzMaurice, Realtor licensed since 2003 writes an annual report on the best time to sell a home in the greater Portland metro area. Choosing the right month to sell can lead to an easy, pain-free experience with multiple offers. Choosing the wrong month can increase days on market and lead to tough buyer negotiations. Stephen is ready to give professional advice on selling your home in any market conditions, but if you can pick and choose the time your home goes on the market, it is best to read his local reports.

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Best Time of the Year to Sell a Home

For many years I’ve been writing a report for the Portland real estate market that explains the best time to sell a home in our area. I update this report annually because the seasonal impact on our real estate market is severe. Seasonal changes have an oversized impact on our housing market that can be […]

Best Time of the Year to Sell a Home, 2023 Report

For many years I’ve been writing a report for the Portland real estate market that explains the best time to sell a home in our area. I do this annually because the seasonal impact on our real estate market is severe. Seasonal changes have an oversized impact on our housing market that seems muted in […]

Best Time of the Year to Sell a Home – 2022 Report

Seasonal real estate market trends in Portland have an enormous impact on a home buying and selling. Tell me what month of the year it is and I can tell you how buyers and sellers are experiencing our local real estate market, within the year’s larger trend. Licensed since 2003, I’ve seen the seasons trends […]

Best Month to Sell a Home in Portland in 2021

Every year I write an article on the best time to sell a home in Portland and a separate article on the best time to buy a home in Portland. (All of those articles are collected here.) And every year (except for 2020) a reader will notice that the Portland real estate market follows near-identical […]

Best Time to Sell a House in Portland – 2020 Update

In 2020, the Portland real estate market is split. Some parts of the Portland real estate market are cooling and are firmly considered a buyer’s market, while other segments of the Portland real estate market are still hot and considered a seller’s market. See our full 2020 Portland real estate market forecast here. In general, […]

Best Time to Sell a House in the Portland Market 2019 Edition

The Portland real estate market is officially cooling after an incredible five year rise from 2012 to 2017. A few small Portland housing market segments in 2017 decreased in price, and then the majority of higher-end homes and condos decreased in price in 2018. In 2019 the luxury and condo real estate market will continue […]

Best Time to Sell a House in the Portland Market – 2018 Edition

The Portland real estate market has been improving since 2012. This will still be true in 2018. The predictions for the Portland housing market in 2018 call for around a 5% price increase. (See my in-depth 2018 housing forecast here.) Regardless of whether or not the Portland housing market is moving up or down, there […]

Best Time to Sell a House in the Portland Market – 2017 Edition

The Portland metro real estate market has been improving across the board since 2012. I’ve been selling homes in the Portland area since 2003 and have noticed the same seasonal trends, year after year. There is a best time to sell a home, and there is a best time to buy a home in the […]

Best Time to Sell a House in the Portland Market, 2016 Edition

The Portland real estate market has been improving across the board since 2012. And since being licensed in 2003 I have witnessed consistent – predictable – seasonal changes to the market. The weather, holidays, yard appeal, and the school calendar all have a powerful impact on home selling expectations. In 2015 I sold 57 homes […]

Best time to sell a house in the Portland real estate market.

There is a lot of debate in the Portland real estate industry surrounding the best time of the year to sell a Portland home. What I’ve found listening to the debate is that most Portland real estate agents are talking about it based on their experience. Experience can be useful, but when you’re considering broad […]

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