#1 Reason to Sell Your Home in the Spring

The price of any item (including residential real estate) is determined by ‘supply and demand.’ If many people are looking to buy an item and the supply of that item is limited, the price of that item increases.  When it is the best time to sell your home in the Spring, you also must aggressively market and price your home correctly.

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the supply of homes for sale dramatically increases every spring. As an example, here is what happened to housing inventory at the beginning of 2017:

Putting your home on the market now instead of waiting for increased competition in the spring might make a lot of sense.  Right now is statistically and arguably one of the best time to sell your home in the spring.

Bottom Line

Buyers in the market during the winter months are truly motivated purchasers. They want to buy now. With limited inventory currently available in most markets, sellers are in a great position to negotiate.  In the winter market you weed out many of the “tire kickers” who are not motivated.  Heading into the Spring Market is the Best Time to Sell Your Home in the Spring.