Why January May Be the Best Time to List Your Home in Orangeville



If you’ve been paying attention to the Orangeville real estate market, you may have noticed a big change in the number of homes for sale.

As of today, there are 104 residential listings in Orangeville, down from approximately 160 listings just one month ago. While that might sound like a surge in sales, the reality is a little different.

Most of this drop isn’t because homes sold — it’s because many sellers chose to temporarily take their homes off the market for the holiday season, planning to relist in the new year or wait for the spring market.

What Happens Next? A Busy Early Spring Market
Based on what we’re seeing and hearing, I fully expect that by February or March, Orangeville will have just as many — if not more — homes on the market than we did in the fall.

That means competition is coming.

For homeowners thinking about selling, this creates an important opportunity:
Listing early in January can give you a head start before the spring inventory surge.

At Family Tree Real Estate, we already have five new listings scheduled to go live in January, and we’ve begun the staging and photography process now so everything is ready to launch as soon as the holidays are over and the kids are back in school.

January buyers are often serious, motivated, and paying close attention — and with fewer listings available, well-prepared homes tend to stand out.