Why it may be better to buy a home in the fall

I am sure you have heard that the best time to buy a home is in the spring because there is an abundance of listings but many people are now saying that fall is when the real magic can happen and here is why.

High inventory of leftover homes from the summer are readily available. Come October sellers are ready for something to bite because their homes have been sitting on the market all summer.
Which then leads to another reason as to why the fall might be best.
Sellers are motivated to close by the end of the year. Everyone wants a fresh start come January 1st, so the sooner they can sell their home before the desire to start fresh at the beginning of the year, the better.

My third point then follows.

Fall landscaping is the best, I mean come on, beautiful changing of colors, cool weather, piles of bright, fresh smelling leaves. This is the perfect scene for staging and selling a home.

Next to landscaping, many families want to be in a new home before the start of school so that their children don't face too much of a disruption. Therefore, the competition is much lower in the fall to buy a home.

Fall begins the start of holiday season, you begin with Halloween and then comes Thanksgiving and before you know it Christmas is here and everyone is holding parties and having family over to celebrate. The last thing a seller wants or needs is a sale looming overhead.

Sure the spring is great, the flowers are blooming the birds are chirping but the fall truly may sneak up to the first place spot for buying a new home.