Selling your house this fall is absolutely doable. Buyer activity typically starts to slow while the number of homes for sale climb – and you need the right strategy to get attention in this type of market.

Some reasons are outside a seller’s control, like whether a buyer’s loan clears or whether they sell their own home in time. But there are a few proactive things you can do to help make sure your sale goes as smoothly as possible.

High-end buyers tend to feel less of the affordability pressure weighing on many households today, so they keep buying even when the wider market slows.