Don Kenney, Associate Broker, Windermere Real Estate

Known to some as the doldrums of the real estate year, the winter market between November and February actually represents good opportunity for buyers and sellers alike.

For buyers: fewer people are looking for homes in the winter months, meaning buyers may have less competition for the very desirable properties that routinely come on the market. Moving in the winter may also be cheaper, as moving companies can offer lower prices to off-set a seasonally slow work schedule.

For sellers: though the conventional wisdom is to take a house off the market during the winter, doing just the opposite may yield nice results. As homes start coming off the market (as is happening right now), there are fewer listings competing for buyers' attention. Winter buyers are typically more serious, so it will take fewer showings to make a sale.

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