The Saskatchewan REALTORS Association publishes monthly figures precisely because volume swings through the year, and a fair comparison is always against the same month a year earlier rather than against last month. In the latest report Saskatoon recorded 446 sales, 6.6 percent above the ten year average for the month, with 1.63 months of supply and new listings 12.3 percent higher year over year.
Supply is what decides whether the season matters to you. In a tight market a correctly priced home sells in any month, because there is not enough standing inventory for buyers to wait out. In a loose one, listing into the quietest weeks of the year means competing for a smaller audience, and that is when time on market starts to cost real money.
Presentation is where the season genuinely bites. A Saskatoon property photographed in July with the yard in full leaf shows better than the same house in a January thaw, so if a winter listing is unavoidable, use summer photographs alongside current ones and keep the walk cleared for every showing. Joel Dyck plans listing timing around your possession needs rather than around a calendar rule.