When Santa Really Does Deliver a New Family Home
Okay, granted: a new family home won’t fit under the tree…
This year, Portland TVs have been filled with commercials that mix Santa with new
automobiles. If you believe the ads, a number of automakers apparently offer models that will fly
like reindeer onto driveways for big boys and girls who are sufficiently nice. One dogooder is
portrayed stitching up Santa’s ripped tunic in an act of selfless unnaughtiness that earns him a
new sedan on the big day.
We are pleased to say we haven’t seen a National Association of REALTORS
Santa and elves flying a new home onto a surprised family’s driveway, but the idea is no more
divorced from reality than Santa’s barnful of vintage Mercedes (it looks like he loves the red
coupe best). If you’ve never thought about shopping for a home during the year-end holiday
season, you might be surprised to consider that in some cases this is a very fortuitous time of year
for home sales. Aside from the few who can actually give such a fantastic gift (it actually
happens!), there are a couple of other reasons why holiday Portland metro area home sales do […]