Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The market did well - much better than the last 12 weeks - I think the boost was from interest rates at 5% for 30 year fixed. There were 66 single family homes in 20171 this week. Surprisingly, there were 2 new listings and they were not foreclosures - seems like a strange time to come on the market - the day after Christmas. There were 3 seller sold homes this week - 2 were on the market less than 45 days and one was on the market for 160 days. Now lets hope this is the beginning of a great New Year 2009 in real estate. Happy New Year! This is the time to start putting your home in tip top shape if you are planning to come on the market this Spring. The best time to put your home on the market is late February/March 1st . Much less inventory and there are buyers in the market who are out there early looking for a new home. If you have questions as to what you need to do to get prepared for putting your home on the market, just email me at AMitchellRE@gmail.com or call 703 264-7877