As people around the world celebrate St Patrick’s Day, there is surely never a better time to think about the importance of home and what it means to us.
When it comes to property, the yearning for a place to call our own is particularly strong among the Irish, no matter where in the world we venture.
‘Moving house’ may be the term we commonly use, but ‘moving HOME’ is surely a better description for one of life’s more stressful experiences. Few changes, other than a relationship, can stir such emotions.
Believe it or not, estate agents actually have a little in common with St Patrick – we are both effectively agents of change. 1,600 years ago there weren’t any estate agents, so St Patrick chose to return to Ireland and make it his home with guidance only from above. These days there’s an entire industry dedicated to helping you move home – and whilst the natural focus of estate agents might be to help people move in a practical sense, we are most effective when we really empathise with our clients.
- Home is the focus for our sense of place
- Home is the sanctuary that protects us from the excessive noise of life
- Home is where our true self resides and where we can genuinely relax
- Home is where our relationships both blossom and are tested
- Home is where we unharness our emotions and can laugh or cry, unjudged
- Home is the safe place where family is conceived and nurtured
- Home is the root of our most precious past and future memories
- Home is an expression of who we really are
- Mostly, though, home is the place where you feel you belong.
As we’ve all discovered these past two years, home is so much more than just bricks and mortar. Inevitably, however, the bricks and mortar element of home can reach the end of its useful life as our needs change. It will then be time for the next occupant to regard ‘your house’ as ‘their home’.
At Ed Dempsey & Associates, we often note how similar a buyer is to the seller of the new home – they just tend to be at an earlier stage in their life. They are also very likely to be a strong socio-demographic match to the area into which they are moving.
We believe that it is our ability to understand our buyers’ preferences, lifestyle expectations, and aspirations that has been a key component to our success in matching people to property. Finely attuned? – maybe. Effective? – certainly.
Why not call us for an initial chat if you have any thoughts about moving and let us show you how a more connected approach to helping people move can pay real dividends.
Do you have a question about selling or letting your home? Email it to property@eddempsey.ie or contact us on 01 288 0004 for any advice about how to maximise your sale prospects.