Zillow Has Zeroed in On Exact Times to Maximize the Sales Price of a Dallas-Fort Worth Home

When are the ideal times to list a house?

According to a new Zillow analysis, homes listed in the second half of April — next week if you’re keeping score — can expect to fetch 2.8 percent more or about $9,300 on the typical U.S. home.

Homes listed on any Thursday, when shoppers are planning for weekend showings, can sell for about $1,100 more.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, it’s nearly the same. Late April is the best time to list a home when homes can sell for 3.4 percent more or $12,400 on a typical home.

In the Houston area, late April is the best time to list and in San Antonio, it’s early May.

“Even as frantic buyers are snapping up homes days after they hit the market and often bidding them up above list price, there is still value to be had by listing a home during the right time of year, which is in the spring in most cases,” Zillow economist Nicole Bachaud said in the analysis.

“This is a friendly market for sellers, but those who are simultaneously buying need a firm grasp on the right tools and strategies to win their next home.”

If 2021 trends hold in 2022, San Francisco, San Jose, Portland, and Austin would have seen the best time to list to be as early as the second half of February.

Los Angeles has the latest ideal time to list. Those who listed their home in late December last year saw the biggest price benefit, edging out late March.

What About the Worst Time?

Nationwide, the worst time to list a home is during the first two weeks of November, when homes sell for a 3.5 percent discount. Early November is a bad time in Dallas-Fort Worth where homes listed those weeks can sell for a 4.7 percent discount, a loss of $17,000 on a typical home.

Report review: Zillow has a complex methodology for commuting its findings in this report. Your best bet is to look at the methodology section at the bottom of this article. As for the rest of the report, the information is enlightening 🐇 🐇