In the October 2026 edition of The Upside, we draw your attention to the Fall Market and why it has numerous advantages over the Spring Market:

 

·         Highly Motivated Buyers: Post-Labor Day shoppers are often disappointed with the Summer inventory but are thus educated consumers and become aggressive with newer inventory appearing after Labor Day.

 

·         Less Time Drives Absorption: The fall market is 6-8 weeks shorter than the 5-month Spring market, buyers need to make decisions before the holidays and frequently trades need to be made prior to the next calendar year for tax purposes.

 

·         Strategic Price Cuts: Most interestingly, check out the graph of relative price cuts by month—September and October reflect the most dynamic reductions which shows opportunity for buyers as well as sellers meeting market value more efficiently.

Reference:

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