How Long Does It Take to Sell a Home in Cary Now?

By Cynthia Quarantello

Cynthia Quarantello is an award-winning Real Estate Agent specializing in buying and selling homes throughout the Triangle area. She holds advanced degrees in advertising, marketing, and business, which enable her to provide exceptional service to her clients.

Your house has been listed for a few weeks, the showings have gone quiet, and the calendar keeps moving. Before you start second-guessing your price or your agent, know that it’s normal for a house to sit on the market for 30 days right now. The national median time to sell has been running right around a month, so a few quiet weeks say less about your home than most sellers assume.

Markets move in peaks and valleys. Every real estate market goes up and comes back down, and where we sit today feels a lot like 2015, a few years after we came out of the 2008 crash. Things slowed a little this year because interest rates have gone up, and that shows up as a longer wait rather than as something being wrong with your house.

“Every market has peaks and valleys, and 30 to 60 days is normal.”

Location, price, and presentation set the pace. How quickly a house sells always depends on where the property is, what it’s priced at, and how it’s presented. Those three factors explain why one house takes 30 days, and another takes 90.

Plan for 30 to 90 days. We tell our sellers that 30 to 60 days is about normal, and it can run to 90 depending on the house.

If your home is sitting and the wait is wearing on you, or you’re getting ready to list and want a realistic timeline first, call us at (919) 830-9051, email us at Cynthia@cqrealtygroup.com, or visit trianglencrealestateblog.com. We’re happy to look at your house and tell you what the next 30, 60, or 90 days honestly look like.