Home sellers need every advantage to stand out from their closest competition. Even in Maricopa County, where multiple offer situations are common for homes listed under $200,000, sellers must put their best efforts forward to impress qualified buyers. This is especially true when the market inevitably cools and sellers come under more pressure to do everything necessary to sell their properties in an acceptable time frame.
Exterior Paint Colors Buyers Like Most
One fact sellers should know and know well is buyers form an impression in just 7 to 10 seconds after seeing a home. When you stop to consider the fact buyers first encounter a home's exterior and its curb appeal, it means these are very important impression points. Because this is such a brief time frame, if your home doesn't pique interest, buyers will quickly lose enthusiasm. But you can make a positive impression by painting your home an exterior paint buyers like most.
A fresh coat of paint is a fairly inexpensive way to refresh the look of your home; the average exterior paint job costs about $2,600, while interior paint costs $1,660, according to Home Advisor. But choose the wrong shade and you could wind up regretting it later. Paint your home with a weird color either inside or out and buyers might turn up their noses, even though repainting is a relatively easy fix. --MarketWatch.com
About 40 percent of all homebuyers like common exterior white. Beige is also a heavily liked color, along with most neutrals. The reasons these "dull" colors work so well is they complement nicely, more bold accent colors on the trim and doors. It's all about presentation and balance and it's why buyers like a nice, simple landscape but cringe when they encounter an intricate one. To the vast majority of buyers, a lush landscape is a maintenance headache.
Home Sellers: Avoid these Exterior Paint Colors
A fresh coat of exterior paint is generally worthwhile to sell a home -- just like new interior paint. In fact, grays and white shades, as well as neutral greens are most preferable to buyers. While some interior bold colors are fine, these should be limited to accents. This also goes for exterior paint colors and sellers are smart to stay away from certain primaries, bases, tones, shades, and more. Here are the exterior paint colors home sellers really need to avoid:
- Yellow. So why does a color known to evoke a bright and chipper feeling make this list? Simple -- yellow, particularly bright yellow, puts people into sensory overload instantly. However, yellow is certainly fine when confined to some trim or as an accent on the front door.
- Green. Both deep and bright greens aren't recommended because these tend to blend into green landscaping, such as trees and hedges. Worse, some greens will give off a weird contrast to trees and hedges. Although, like yellow, greens can be used as accent color sparingly.
- Brown. Another exterior paint color to avoid are browns, particularly dark browns. The reason is simple -- it looks dingy, dirty, and is most associated with the out-of-date 1980's colors and decor. Here again, brown does work as an accent color but it does not work as the primary exterior color.
- Black. Call this obvious (because it is) but it actually makes the list. Dark gray is alright but it too needs a great accent color. Black is just too depressing, foreboding, and downright unwelcoming. Even as an accent color, black is risky at best.
If you are selling your home near Elliot Road, Santa Irene Drive, South Golf Club Drive, in the Estrella Mountain Ranch community or elsewhere in Goodyear, please give us a call to learn about the latest market trends and conditions.