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Buying a House in Annapolis: Which of the 5 Seasons is Best?

DAVIDSONVILLE,  ANNAPOLIS, EDGEWATER, ARNOLD AND SEVERNA PARK REAL ESTATE

If you are a well-organized prospective Annapolis house buyer, you have been weighing many factors as you prepare to start serious house hunting. One of the factors to consider is seasonal: that is, which of the five seasons is most favorable for buying a house?

It’s a fact that the most heavily favored among the seasonal choices is the traditional “peak selling season,” Spring-into-summer is the traditional busiest period for Annapolis residential activity—and logic dictates that there must be persuasive reasons why so many Annapolis house buyers opt to make their offers then. But persuasive counter-arguments also abound—both for selling and buying a house. Briefly, here are the most common leading reasons for choosing one season over another for buying a house:

Winter: least competition with fellow buyers, hence fewer prospects for a bidding war

Spring: traditional popularity brings the widest selection of new listings

Summer: most convenient time for travel and concentrated house hunting

Fall: most motivated sellers: highest volume of new asking price reductions

There they are—each of the seasons along with frequently cited reasons why they tend to foster the best buying opportunities. Since you have probably noted that I promised to discuss five rather than just four seasons, here’s that extra one (it’s my choice):

Your season: that is, the season when your financial preparations are complete, your professional and family schedules coincide to allow ample house hunting time, and it also feels like the time is right to get going to find your new Annapolis house.

This fifth season is the one that holds the greatest prospects for buying the Annapolis house you’ll be excited to call your own. The calendar provides good alternative reasons for choosing any of the traditional seasons, yet the perfect “house of your dreams” might crop up or disappear in any one of them. Your season will always be the best time to get serious about house hunting—and with any luck, that’s when you’ll land a terrific home.

P.S. That’s also the season when I’ll be standing by to supply maximum effort for the enterprise!

DEBORAH LAGGINI, Long and Foster Real Estate, Annapolis, MD 21403

CELL 410.991.6560

EMAIL [email protected]

REALTOR, Annapolis, Davidsonville, Edgewater, and Surrounding Communities

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