Roseville CA Home Seller Tips And 1-22-23 Real Estate Market in Roseville CA Area

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Two of My Top Tips Selling Your Home in Our Roseville CA Area (or Anywhere Else 😀)

Pricing Correctly Is VITAL

My first of two Roseville CA Home Seller Tips is – price it realistically, even aggressively, to catch the buyers who WILL buy! It's vital to realize that, as the market has been changing, homes for sale are sitting on the market longer. Part of that is pricing, for sure. Many sellers are not yet realizing/accepting that we are not in the “crazy-hundred-thousand-dollar-over-offers market anymore.” We may go back to it someday. It could be next week. It could be next year. It could be never! But if you don’t price it right, it’s going to sit on the market – maybe for months! And the longer it takes to sell, the more the buyers will start asking themselves, “what's wrong with this house?”

My personal recommendation is to look at homes that have closed that are very similar to yours (comparables) and see what they sold for during the last month (not 6 months like normal but ONE month). Also be sure to look at how long they sat on the market before selling. Then look at what is actually on the market and what their price is AND what shape their house is in. Then price your home really well to get attention and to sell. As my Sunday stat posts, which show how many price increases and decreases have occurred in our area reflect (the current stats are just below these tips 😊), we ARE still selling some that are over the asking! We are getting many more that are selling for LESS than the asking. And in both cases, it can be a little or a LOT! Of course, if you don't mind keeping it on the market for 6 months to a year, paying the property taxes, the insurance, the utilities, the HOA (if applicable), etc. that's fine. But realistically, you will come out WAY ahead if you price it well.

Make Them Comfortable

My second of the two Roseville CA Home Seller Tips is to make SURE you keep your house comfortable for people to walk through, day dream in, spend time thinking about it, measuring for their belongings, etc. Not all clients do that, but many do. But when it's winter and you walk through a house that is only 52 degrees, you are not encouraged to stay. If it's summer and it's 80 degrees, you are sweating and rushing for the door. Not only that, you are often asking your agent, “Do you think their heater or air conditioner is broken? Let's scratch this house off!” You want your house to stand out in their mind in positive ways. You want them to fall in love with it. BUT they’re much less likely to stay in there long enough to fall in love with it if they are freezing or roasting.

I make sure my buyers understand why sellers turn off their heat and/or air, but not every agent will. So I HIGHLY encourage you to set it at a comfortable setting on the higher side but still DEFINITELY comfortable. If you want to save on costs, consider installing a programmable thermostat and set it to be on from 9-5 (for example) and then have your agent put into the MLS that the home is only available to be shown during certain times. And ask your agent to set the lockbox to only open during those times. Then you can save some money but hopefully not lose a LOT of money by not selling your house OR selling for much less than you should. In fact, when I looked them up on Amazon for some ideas, this one said there might even be rebates available. It isn't showing anything currently for our Roseville area – at least, not for this one, BUT then I went to Roseville.CA.US – typed the word “rebates” into the search bar, and voila – this page popped up that shows past posts for rebates,

Click on this page to get info about the most current rebates from Roseville CA utilities (as of 1/22/23)

click on the most recent one (I clicked on the top one dated December 23, 2023) and you get this page:

Current rebates being offered by Roseville CA

And voila again, two different choices. Once you click on Roseville electric utility rebates and several more choices pop up.

LOTS of choices from Roseville CA

I clicked on HVAC and Smart Thermostat Rebates and that took me to:

Roseville CA usually has many different rebate options available to us at any given time

Their Smart Thermostat Rebate that offers:

SMART THERMOSTAT REBATE
Smart Thermostat Program
Receive up to a $200 rebate for the purchase of a qualified smart thermostat. Program requirements:

• Smart Thermostat must be Wi-Fi enabled.• Smart Thermostat must be ENERGY STAR® certified.

HOWEVER, notice the “print application” blue button at the bottom above – click that to get all the details including where it says, “This program is for retrofit only. Funds cannot be used for new construction. Valid only for the replacement of entire AC unit.”

So I don't think it works on just the thermostat. But it is certainly worth a phone call to them to see if there are any for just the thermostat at the time you decide to buy one. AND if you need to replace the whole HVAC, be sure to keep this info in mind!

And as they mentioned in one of the other pages, ” If you have any questions about any of the programs and rebates we offer, please give us a call at 916-797-6937 (79-POWER).”

This is one of many examples of programmable thermostats I found at Amazon.

1-22-23 Real Estate Market in Roseville CA Area Statistics

I share these stats weekly as one of my many Roseville CA Home Seller Tips, along with Rocklin, Lincoln, and Citrus Heights homes for sale. Watching these stats helps to see how the real estate market in our area is working which can help as you determine the best price to ask.

Roseville CA Real Estate

262 homes for sale in Roseville CA

In the past 7 days, there were:

24 price reductions in Roseville CA
8 price increases in Roseville CA
17 homes closed in Roseville CA
33 new-to-market homes for sale in Roseville CA

Citrus Heights CA Real Estate

75 homes for sale in Citrus Heights

In the past 7 days, there were:

8 price reductions in Citrus Heights
0 price increases in Citrus Heights

Lincoln CA Real Estate

133 homes for sale in Lincoln CA

In the past 7 days, there were:

10 price reductions in Lincoln CA
0 price increasesLincoln CA

Rocklin CA Real Estate

86 homes for sale in Rocklin CA

In the past 7 days, there were:

4 price reductions in Rocklin CA
0 price increases in Rocklin CA

Diving Deeper Into the 55+ Homes for Sale in Placer County

Sun City Lincoln CA Real Estate

45 homes for sale in Sun City Lincoln CA

In the past 7 days, there were:

6 price reductions in Sun City Lincoln CA
0 price increases in Sun City Lincoln CA

Sun City Roseville CA Real Estate

30 Del Webb Sun City Roseville CA homes for sale

In the past 7 days, there were:

7 price reductions in Del Webb Sun City Roseville CA homes for sale
0 price increases in Del Webb Sun City Roseville CA homes for sale
0 homes closed in Del Webb Sun City Roseville CA homes for sale
7 new-to-market Del Webb Sun City Roseville CA homes for sale

Silverado Homes at Eskaton Village Roseville CA Real Estate

8 Silverado retirement homes for sale in Roseville CA

In the past 7 days, there were:

0 price reductions in Silverado Homes at Eskaton Village Roseville
0 price increases in Silverado Homes at Eskaton Village Roseville
0 homes closed in Silverado Homes at Eskaton Village Roseville
1 new-to-market homes for sale in Silverado Homes at Eskaton Village Roseville

Looking at the Broader Area of Placer and Sacramento Counties

Placer County

413 homes for sale in Placer County CA

In the past 7 days:

36 price reductions in Placer County CA
10 price increases in Placer County CA

Sacramento County

1110 homes for sale in Sacramento County CA

In the past 7 days:

93 price reductions in Sacramento County CA
15 price increases in Sacramento County CA

Bankrate.com Update

Bottom Line

I hope you liked my Roseville CA home seller tips. Let me know what you thought of them or if you had any questions. 😊

As we've seen over the past few months, the market isn't what it was, it's not what it will be, but it's actually still very good, with valuable equity for sellers, and an easier market for buyers. Definitely a win-win season for both.

If you are ready to buy OR to sell OR just have questions, give me a call at 916-768-0127 or email me at kayeswainre@gmail.com and let's chat. 😊

Kaye Swain Roseville CA REALTOR, including our great 55+ communities like Sun City Roseville as well as brand new home construction throughout Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Citrus Heights…

P.S. Want to compare these numbers to past weeks? Just click here for my full list of weekly posts with these stats – KayeSwain.com/tag/weekly-market-stats/

P.P.S. ALSO, click here and sign up to get my free weekly emails sharing Roseville and Sacramento area updates, fun events, holiday happenings, real estate market info, and new blog post notifications. 😊 KayeSwain.com/free-weekly-area-updates

All reports presented are based on data supplied by the MetroList MLS. The MetroList MLS does not guarantee or is not in anyway responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the MetroList MLS may not reflect all real estate activities in the market. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

FYI – the active amounts above are all single family homes in each city. But the counties are all homes .20 acres or less (due to Placer County and to some extent, Sacramento County having so many multi acre properties outside of the general area.)

Roseville CA Home Seller Tips And 1-22-23 Real Estate Market in Roseville CA Area

Two of My Top Tips Selling Your Home in Our Roseville CA Area (or Anywhere Else 😀)

Pricing Correctly Is VITAL

Make Them Comfortable

1-22-23 Real Estate Market in Roseville CA Area Statistics

Roseville CA Real Estate

In the past 7 days, there were:

Citrus Heights CA Real Estate

In the past 7 days, there were:

Lincoln CA Real Estate

In the past 7 days, there were:

Rocklin CA Real Estate

In the past 7 days, there were:

Diving Deeper Into the 55+ Homes for Sale in Placer County

Sun City Lincoln CA Real Estate

In the past 7 days, there were:

Sun City Roseville CA Real Estate

In the past 7 days, there were:

Silverado Homes at Eskaton Village Roseville CA Real Estate

In the past 7 days, there were:

Looking at the Broader Area of Placer and Sacramento Counties

Placer County

In the past 7 days:

Sacramento County

In the past 7 days:

Bankrate.com Update

Bottom Line

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