The Neighborhood Experts at Platinum Real Estate are giving sellers the gift of market insight

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There are lots of reasons why selling in winter is a good time of year. (Spoiler alert: Fewer homes on the market means your home could sell quicker and for more money.)

By Patricia Nugent

With the holiday season upon us, we’re all dreaming about some choice and thoughtful goodies under the tree.

Generous souls Denise and Mark Zervos, who run The Neighborhood Experts at Platinum Real Estate, have a little something different for you this year: The gift of insight. Scan these QR codes to reveal a free equity valuation of your home that will help you make informed decisions into the coming year. The second scan will take you to a landing page with a winter savings certificate.

“We’ll meet with people in their homes and discuss potential timeframes for selling in the future as well as strategies for positioning it in its best light,” she says. “They’ll be locked into a lower percentage of commission, if they sell sometime in the first quarter of 2024. We’ll also keep them updated with ongoing information based on the market as it pertains to their property.”

There are lots of reasons why selling in winter is a good time of year. (Spoiler alert: Fewer homes on the market means your home could sell quicker and for more money.) Instead of explaining it all in text, Denise and her creative staff decided to entertain readers with a festive Christmas poem about it. Ho, Ho, Ho!

In winter’s chill, selling’s prime, Serious buyers, in holiday time. With few homes, choices slight, More cash could gleam in the seller’s sight.

Post-New Year, more houses arise, Yet now, your decor draws eyes. Emotions spark in festive grace, Connecting buyers to your space.

They linger longer, take their chance, Some need to buy for tax’s dance. January sees employees’ sway, Movements prompt sales, come what may. Sell for more, delay the end, Generosity, a sweet trend. Non-contingent, buy anew, In winter’s sale, advantages accrue.

Headquartered within The Platinum Center, at 7200 Mentor Street in Mentor, Platinum Real Estate has offices in Northeast Ohio and Columbus, Florida and South Carolina. To get more information, call 216-990-2100 or 440-974-SALE or visit NeighborhoodExperts.com.