Anyone just listing and want to join a support thread?

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We are going onto the market over the next few days, photos taken yesterday. We’re in a new build which we reserved in 2020 (completed 2021). Valuations were slightly disappointing but have gone with agents’ advice and listed at £375k.

Our motivation for moving is to apply for DD’s school next September so we are on a 12 month countdown.

Feeling a huge mix of nerves, excitement and impatience.

No viewings or offers means either the house is overpriced, or demand for the area has dropped.

Why are you back? You don't seem to want to answer anyone's questions

I think my listing will happen this week, of course, because we are on holiday for a fortnight. I adore my house, I'd move it if I could, but as I can't I need to look at other properties, and there are not many that appeal to me.

Could that not be a good thing,? Clean once properly before you go away, let estate agents show people around while you're not there
You never know what might come up in the next few weeks, but you'll need to get an offer on your house before you can put a serious offer on the next house
I imagine nothing worse than a perfect property being on the market and you can't do anything about it because you can't put an offer on it yet

Don't worry @Frostiesandmilk , the EA will have keys, and we are quite smitten with a property we saw a fortnight ago.

And we have a place to live in between the dates. It will be camping in between.

Ah okay I thought you meant there was nothing on the market at the moment that you were interested in, apologies

She’s back to provide our daily dose of market doom and gloom!

You don't say. Really? KeepPumpingBot

Any of you guys selling a detached property in South Woodford? I guess I lose nothing to ask… 😅

Sorry, no, 4 bed detached near the city of roundabouts 🐄

Nope. Three bed end terrace in Horsham.

A couple of thoughts about your situation @MrsDesWigwam

firstly, timescales now are very much in (many) months, not weeks like they were last time we were in the market over 10 years ago, so the property you want has been on since end July, so you can discount August altogether as it's a completely dead month with everyone on holiday. Plus add on the heatwave. So 3 weeks in Sept isn't 'struggling' even in a strong market.

You've launched your property at a time when normally it would be a ' bounce' after the August lull, but this year has been awful so far in Sept, you only have to read all the threads on here to see how bad it is.

in summary, be prepared for a much longer timeframe to secure a buyer - your expectation to have an Open Day so soon after your launch probably wasn't realistic. ODs are an EA ploy to drum up interest and give the impression of lots of footfall. Fine in a sellers' market but at the moment all it does is highlight the tumbleweed out there.

"You've launched your property at a time when normally it would be a ' bounce' after the August lull, but this year has been awful so far in Sept, you only have to read all the threads on here to see how bad it is."

It has bounced, the number of properties listed has increased by 18%. Plenty of extra choice for buyers. Obviously that equals more competition for sellers though.

It is definitely a buyer's market; there are lots of new listings around here (SE Cornwall).

It is not a buyers market, mortgage approvals are massively down, house prices need to drop by a lot before it becomes a true buyers market.

Big jump in available property, the seasonal "bounce" thing has not happened for years, not sure why people keep pretending it is a realistic selling aid? Now it is all about price and borrowing costs down the chain.

Once again, why you on a support thread cluttering it up with your agenda?

Had an offer today, rejected they upped slightly and I've rejected that too. They've booked in a second viewing, might tell estate agents to get it cancelled if they're only going to submit silly offers

How is your house sale going?

Oh, I see.

How's avoiding any questions going?

Quite well thanks.

How is yours? I haven't seen you mention anything about your property. What kind of property is it ?

A big one.