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How Quickly Are Homes Going Under Contract?

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Q:  How Quickly Are Homes Going Under Contract?

A:  Quickly.

As you can see above, more homes went under contract in the first 10 days of being listed for sale (808 houses, 54%) than went under contract anytime thereafter.

This doesn't necessarily mean that you can or should price your home at a higher and higher price because there is so much buyer interest and so many homes go under contract so quickly. 
Instead, we should be pricing your home to get plenty of buyer interest right away, and to hopefully have several offers from which to choose to pick the terms that will work best for your selling situation.
 

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