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When to buy a house: 5 reasons to buy in the spring!

When spring comes, nature wakes up, and so does the real estate market. This is why spring is in many ways the best time to buy a house

The question "when to buy a house?" is one of those that have a thousand answers and none. Every moment is a good one if the ideal and satisfactory conditions are presented for the parties involved in the sale. That said, there are some details that can influence the choice of a home and that depend on the season in which you visit the home. So, let's see why spring can be the best time to buy a house.

Real estate market in turmoil

First of all, as nature awakens, the real estate market also comes to life in the spring. A moment of rebirth and activity after the cold winter, which also involves the idea of moving home, and therefore of selling. This is how the general offer increases and therefore also the purchasing opportunities. All this leads to a physiological ferment and makes spring a privileged time for those who decide to buy a house.

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Potential of the house

Spring is the right time to buy a house also for an image-related reason. Spring lights and colours can highlight the potential of a property better than other seasons. Just think of the splendid residences found in the most beautiful tourist resorts of our country, along the coasts admired from all over the world, on the shores of the lakes, in the mountains. When the climate becomes milder and nature is full of positive sensations, even buying a new home is easier.

Short-term annuity

Buying a home can also be an excellent short-term investment. Millions and millions of tourists, Italians and foreigners, are looking for the most beautiful places in Italy to spend the summer. Buying a house in the spring makes it possible to immediately put it into income, intercepting this constantly growing demand, especially for exclusive properties.

It is known that even in such a difficult period as the last two years, in which the pandemic caused the crisis in various sectors, the luxury real estate field has instead marked a countertrend growth. The reason is mainly due to foreign investors who decide to spend time in Italy.

Family reasons

If you are deciding when to buy a house, you need to take personal needs into account. For those with families and especially children under a certain age, one thing is certain: moving house in the middle of the school year is not a good idea. Unless urgent needs that cannot be foreseen, the best time to move is still summer.

Buying in the spring you will have more time to fill and empty the boxes, but above all family members will have more time to adapt to the new context. Your children will be able to start school from the first day and not in the middle of the year. The change of house is a stimulating event but it can also be traumatic, better to face it in the right way.

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Works in progress

There is another reason why spring is the best season to buy a house: renovation works. Finding a perfect home that doesn't need any repairs is quite rare. Often when you buy a house there is the desire to renovate it, personalize it, make it as ours as possible.

Not only that, anyone who has bought a house knows that the time to do the work is immediately after the purchase, because doing it later, when you already live in the house, involves various problems and inconveniences. And what is the ideal time to do the renovation? Definitely the summer. Barring unfortunate climatic conditions, good weather and high temperatures help and speed up the processing phases.

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