Regardless of market statistics, good, bad, indifferent, residential home sales always follow a seasonal trend. And we are coming into the beginning of that trend.
Typically, the number of home sales and active buyers hitting the streets start to increase around mid April, then spike during the summer months, followed be a decline starting around October.
Much of this can be attributed to home buyers with children who want to have them situated in their school prior to the new school year, which for the most part revolves around September or late August in some cases.
The cool thing is homes are typically showing at their best on the exterior due to Spring making everything so beautiful. Trees are full of fresh, new leaves. Flowers are blooming. The weather is usually warm and inviting. Agents usually love showing property during this time period.
It's probably a good time for sellers to put their home on the market also. You'll find the largest pool of buyers available during these months, and once again, your home is probably going to be showing at it's best on the exterior during this time.
Just as a note: As an Eco-Broker certified agent I can certainly say there is a definite science to the foliage around your home. If you plant the right type of foliage in the right places, in can dramatically improve your utility bills if you center the planning around where the sun is positioned at certain times of the day and your desire to have sun exposure or non-exposure when it is desired and/or not desired at these times. This is called "Passive Solar Heating"
Yes, you can add solar elements to your home without anything mechanical or altering construction!
Tis' the season........fa lah...lah...lah.....lah..............
