{"id":27720,"date":"2024-07-30T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=27720"},"modified":"2025-03-31T09:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:21:59","slug":"how-fast-can-you-sell-a-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-fast-can-you-sell-a-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How Fast Can I Sell My House? It Can Take 75 Days or 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you need to sell your home quickly<\/a>, you may be wondering if now is a good time. The recent housing market<\/a> has taken a step back, steadily transitioning from the hot seller\u2019s market of 2023 to a buyer\u2019s market. Existing home sales in June 2024 dropped 5.4%<\/a> year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Additionally, inventory is back on the rise at 4.1 months<\/a>, an increase from 3.1 months in June 2023. The steady supply of inventory means you can anticipate slightly higher days on market (DOM).<\/p>\n

So, just <\/span>how fast can you sell your home<\/span><\/a>? <\/span>During a seller\u2019s market like the one we had in the summer of 2023, a top real estate agent<\/a> could help you find a buyer for your home in as few as few as 75 days from listing to closing<\/span>. If you need to move even more swiftly than that, selling to an online direct buyer<\/a> through a platform like HomeLight\u2019s Simple Sale<\/a> could take as little as 10 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Sell Your House Fast Two Ways: Cash or Agent<\/h3>\n

HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform shows you both options. Get an all-cash, no-obligation offer and close in as few as 7 days \u2014 no fees or repairs. You’ll also see a top agent\u2019s sale price estimate so you can compare options.<\/span><\/p>\n \n

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In this article, we explain the factors that affect the momentum of a home sale with the help of Danielle Hernandez<\/a>, a top real estate agent and team member with the Oldham Group<\/a> in California\u2019s Bay Area.<\/p>\n

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How it might take 12-75 days to sell your home<\/h2>\n

A traditional home sale in which a seller lists with an agent and a buyer finances with a mortgage<\/a> takes approximately 18-30 days to go under contract, plus an additional 30-45 days to closing<\/a>. This means, using the conventional process, you can generally sell your home in as little as 48-75 days.<\/p>\n

If you need to move faster than that, consider selling for cash to a direct buyer. The Simple Sale process<\/a> frees you of the hassle of staging your home and jumping through hoops for the buyer\u2019s lender. You simply request a cash offer<\/a> from fully vetted cash buyers. It generally takes a couple of days to come to an agreement with a buyer and as few as 10 days to close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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