East Bay Area Real Estate

 Myth or Realty : The rule of thumb was don’t bring a house on over the holidays.

Conventional wisdom has dictated that sellers don’t want their holidays interrupted by open houses and buyers, aware that inventory typically shrinks toward the end of the year, use the winter months to take a break.

But as residential real estate has evolved into a round-the-clock kind of business, many agents, mortgage brokers and others in the industry say that the holiday doldrums these days are more myth than reality.

Real estate agents say that the holidays tend to filter out all but the most serious of buyers and sellers, meaning that November and December can actually be an excellent time to get deals done.

Full article: SFGate.com: Holiday Real Estate Doldrums are More Myth  Than Reality These Days