March 14, 2022

This paid piece is sponsored by Amy Stockberger Real Estate.

By Amy Stockberger

Daylight saving time propels us further into our spring market and is always a pleasant addition to this innately busy time of the year. 

Longer days are a welcoming sight but come with a little finessing for my 5-year-old on why bedtime once again is missing his trusted darkened sky and rather looks more like playtime. It’s a manageable trade-off though for this mom.

Batman finally conceded to sleeping; Mom-1, Batman-0 

Spring has brought more homes on the market and more buyers back into the market. Inventory levels hit over 100 homes on the market in a day two times last week for the metro area. We saw new-listing levels go up 18 percent over a two-week period from the end of February to last week — all fabulous signs for our house-hungry buyers locally and those relocating into our beautiful slice of heaven. 

Interest rates creeping above 4 percent have been influencing homeowners wanting to jump into the market sooner rather than later. We have seen a lot of our sellers who have been in a holding pattern reach out in the past four weeks saying that because of interest rate changes they are wanting to get their home on the market sooner than expected. From what we are seeing at Amy Stockberger Real Estate, April will be deliciously filled with even more listings because of this trend. 

Again, while home prices continue to rise, up 19 percent year to date according to RASE, and mortgage interest rates going higher, buyers are losing buying power with each passing day.  The perfect storm has arrived, so now is the time to get your home on the market. 

We have this stunner hitting the market this week that literally checks off all the boxes as well as being nestled in one of the most sought-after established areas in Sioux Falls. Here’s your link to a video tour, and a few photos of what awaits at 3505 S. Spencer Blvd.

Amy Stockberger Real Estate’s foundation is offering a System-Centric, Client-Focused, Lifetime Home Support approach. We know that everyone has their own unique situation for buying and selling a home, so we created a diverse array of programs to meet our clients where they are at in each situation. 

Our Instant Offer Program offers homeowners the option to obtain an offer with no showings, no prep of the home, no stress at all. The seller picks the close date that works best for their situation and can stay in the home after closing if they need to for a predetermined time. 

This program is fabulous for homeowners who need to get their home sold right away and don’t have the time or money to deal with any projects or deferred maintenance. We have had immense success with this program for clients who need to sell their aging parents’ home.

 

Our Trade Up Program takes the worry and stress out of deciding which comes first, selling or buying, and we make it easy for our sellers. If they buy one of our listings in a higher price point, we will purchase their home at a competitive price.

Another fabulous program we have is our Guaranteed Sold Program. 

We help take the risk out of selling their home. If we don’t sell their home within 89 days, we will buy it. We set a predetermined price on the home before listing it, and if, at the end of the 89 days, we don’t have it sold, we buy it. It allows for the maximum value option with a guarantee of sold for those who need that guarantee to make them feel confident. This also helps with clients who have to sell their home in order to purchase a home. We take away that home sale contingency factor, so they become a more desirable buyer to their seller pools. 

 

Our newest program is our Seller Operation Support. Often the biggest pain point for homeowners in selling their home is the process of getting it ready to go on the market. It is very common for the honey-do lists to be put at the bottom of the ever-dynamic to-do lists of normal day-to-day living. Often, projects have been unattended to or partially started and then not finished. Or homeowners just don’t know where to begin, where to stop once they start and who to trust to get the work completed in a timely and budget-concise manner. Homeowners are sending out a major SOS! HELP!

 My SOS program gives our sellers their very own project manager to set up bids for any items that need to be addressed and then arranges and monitors the work for the homeowner as well. We do all the heavy lifting, and the seller sells their home for more money. 

 

Amy Stockberger Real Estate’s No. 1 goal is to exceed our clients’ goals every time, and we have repeatable excellence in place to meet our clients’ unique situation. Call today to see how we can help you with your goals. 

 

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