When to sell

You're ready to sell your property. The key discussion is whether there is a 'best' time of the year to sell. The answer is -- any season can be the best season to buy or sell a property.

It is true that there is a jump in house-buying activity in the spring but that does not preclude sales during any of the other seasons of the year. The big holiday season at the end of the year can be slow but prospects who want to buy are serious and likely to do so quickly.

Local and national economics can have more of an impact on selling your property than the month in which you put the for-sale sign in your yard.

• As you know, when mortgage interest rates are low there are more real estate transactions.
• When our local economy is healthy, more people feel confident about the future, thus ready to make a change.
• Bainbridge Island is considered a very desirable area in which to live because of its schools, natural beauty, low crime rate and proximity to Seattle entertainment and employment opportunities.