Some parts of the country have more extreme winters than others, and due to the seasonal changes, it can impact the real estate market. Many home sellers will pull their home off the market as the winter season approaches and then decide to relist the home in the spring. Winter can be a great time to sell because generally speaking the buyers that are looking to purchase a home during the winter months are serious buyers. So it is more likely that a seller is going to have serious showings versus any looky-loos.