Recent closings give you a better standard for planning than wishful timing ever will.
If you are planning a move and need to know how long a sale may take, I would build your timeline around the current pace, not the best-case story. In Waxahachie, TX, a typical sale took 54 days over the previous 30 days.
That recent timing matters more than most sellers realize. In Waxahachie, TX, a typical home took 54 days to sell over the previous 30 days, and recent offers landed around 97.8% of asking. A typical closed price was $420,000, compared with a typical active asking price of $472,495.
My advice is to plan for the market you have, not the market you wish you had. Sellers still have a favorable setup inside a balanced market with a seller lean, but the numbers do not support a strategy built on overpricing and expecting a fast rescue.
Build your moving timeline around the current sale pace. Price for attention in the first wave of showings rather than testing patience. Handle deferred maintenance before listing so buyers focus on the home, not the work they will inherit.
