February and March ‘best months to list a home for sale’ February and March are the best months to list a home for sale, based on the likelihood of a transaction completing, according to analysis by a property website.
February also has the joint quickest time to find a buyer on average historically, alongside January, at 51 days for a typical home to find a buyer, closely followed by March and April at 52 days.
After the first full month of the year, the number of potential buyers contacting agents about homes for sale is up by 8% compared with the same period last year, and the number of sales being agreed is up by 15%, the website said.
Rightmove also found that April and January are only just behind February and March, as the best months to list a home based on the likelihood to complete.
Around two (66.3%) in every three homes listed in February and March since 2012 have gone on to sell successfully, making the months the joint strongest of the year, Rightmove found.
