What's the best time to sell my home in the Twin Cities?

April through June is when buyer activity peaks here. The snow is gone, people can actually see the yard, and buyers planning around the school calendar are trying to close before the year ends. More buyers competing for the same homes means stronger offers and shorter days on market. That's real, and the data backs it up every year.

But 'best time' assumes everything else is equal, and it never is. A well-priced, well-prepared home in October will still sell — it'll just have a different pool of buyers, mostly people who need to move regardless of season. Less competition from other sellers can actually work in your favor in the fall.

What I'd push back on is the idea that you should hold off for months waiting for a 'better' market when your situation is ready now. Timing the market the way people time the stock market almost never works. What works is pricing it correctly for whatever the market is doing when you list, and having the house in a condition that earns its price.

When you're thinking about selling, call me. We'll look at what's actually happening in your specific neighborhood right now — not what the market is doing in general, but what's moving on your block, at your price point. That's the conversation that matters.