Florida residents who are thinking about putting their homes on the market should wait until May to do so. This is according to an analysis conducted by Zillow of 24 real estate markets across the country. The month of May was the best time to sell in 14 of those markets. One reason why this was the case was because there are fewer homes available for sale in the beginning of the spring season.
On average, homes in the study that were put on the market in May sold two weeks sooner. They also sold for an average of $2,400 more than if those homes were put on the market during other times of the year. The study did acknowledge that late April was best for sellers in the West. Furthermore, sellers in cities such as Pittsburgh and St. Louis should put their homes on the market in the second half of March and the first half of June.