If you're motivated to buy a home this year, right now may actually be one of the smartest windows to do it.
I know a lot of buyers plan to wait until May. Spring feels like the "right" time because more homes usually hit the market. And that part is true. But what often gets overlooked is that a lot more buyers show up too, and that changes everything.
More buyers means more competition. More competition means higher prices and fewer concessions. Almost every year, the biggest opportunities go to buyers who move before the crowd does.
And the data backs this up.
According to a recent study from LendingTree, buyer...