In Alaska, there is a strange phenomenom that occurs every year. There is a common misconception amongst Alaskans that the Spring and Summer months are the best time to sell a home.
Each Spring wives give their husbands "honey-do" lists and tell their husbands "it's time to put the home on the market." Each Spring the number of listings and/or inventory in the Multiple Listing Service doubles and even triples. During the Spring and Summer months, buyers have a lot more homes to choose from than during the winter months. With that said, there is generally the same amount of buyers in the winter months than in the summer months.
What does that mean to you as a seller?
It's quite simple...less inventory in the winter months with the same amount of buyers in the market, means your home has a lot fewer properties to compete against and more of a chance it will be picked by a buyer. With the same amount of buyers looking at fewer homes, it generally equates to a shorter marketing time for Sellers.
Therefore, the winter months generally yield good sales. In fact, January is traditionally the second best month for home sales in Alaska. The winter months are a good time to sell a home for the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, and with the least hassle.