With Saskatoon running at 1.63 months of supply, a fall buyer often faces fewer multiple-offer situations and more room to negotiate conditions, since sellers listing later in the year are frequently more motivated than a spring seller testing the market.
Spring's advantage is simply volume. More homes come to market, which gives a buyer with specific must-haves, a certain school catchment or lot size, a better chance of finding it, even if that search means more competition once a good listing appears.
Waiting for spring only pays off if the extra selection is worth the extra competition for your specific search, which depends more on what you are looking for than on the calendar alone.
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