[imcarthur]

I must admit that, I have sold + replaced 3 of my houses Oct - March. I even accepted a firm offer at 5 PM on Christmas Eve for one of them. Each of the houses was a move up & a great buy (a.k.a. needed immediately work). Of course, we also had to sell very competitively (a.k.a. settle a bit more than we wanted) at the other end. Yes, the fewer buyers were focused – two sold with firm cash offers with a short close of 30-45 days. The lack of supply made buying very tense & we had conditional offers on the purchases – but the slow market allowed them. But in northern climes, the yard looks like crap, the trees are bare & the house looks drab & the buyers want buys imho. Just hope for a light dusting of snow before every showing.

Ian