January's Third Tuesday is Tops for Deal-Hunting Home Buyers
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 12, 2015) - In the cold, dark days of winter, there are fewer residential real estate listings, as sellers wait for the sunny skies of spring to join in on the high season of home sales. The conventional wisdom for buyers is to wait until spring, but five years of solid research say the conventional wisdom is wrong.
According to sales data analysis by TheRedPin.com, buyers purchasing a home in 2015 should take advantage of Toronto's holiday hangover over the next two weeks, with this period historically offering the lowest asking prices, and January 20 being the reigning day for rock bottom real estate purchases. While inventory is lower, so too are prices. Research shows from 2010 to 2014 inclusive, home prices averaged $22,338* less in January than in the next least expensive month in any given year**.
"Looking back over the past five years, the trend holds year after year, with average home prices significantly lower in January than in every other month," said Rokham Fard, Co-Founder and CMO of TheRedPin.com. "There might be less inventory, but sellers at this time are generally highly-motivated. This creates a buyer's market … but, buyers have to move fast, it's a short window."
Fard acknowledges that buying a home is not like buying a sweater, with the purchase process running from initial offer to a closing date that could be months away. However, deals struck in January are binding, even if the official close occurs during the spring real estate season.
"A home is a huge purchase, and we'd never suggest rushing into such a deal. We're simply saying that if you are in the market for a new home, the inconvenience of the cold and snow could pay off with serious savings."
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TheRedPin.com's research points to several reasons for this phenomenon:
* Average home prices refers to costs of detached, semi-detached, townhomes and condos.
** July was the second-most inexpensive month when prices averaged out over the five years.
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