The Right Season to Sell

New data shows which States record the highest sales during the annual spring selling season.

Cotality data shows that nationally, there is a 6.7% increase in sales overall in spring in the past 15 years.

New South Wales is the strongest performer with a 9.4% increase, while Queensland is up 7.8%, the ACT is up 6.9% and Victoria, 5.9%.

It appears people are too busy out enjoying the sunshine in Summer as nationally transaction levels fall off by 11.5%.

Cotality head of research, Eliza Owen, says because cities in the south and south-east have cooler winters, springtime is especially useful for showcasing outdoor areas, pools and gardens in full bloom.

Nationally, new listings increase the most in spring, up by 16.8% in New South Wales and 16.7% in South Australia.

In winter, the only locations to record an increase in new listings are the Northern Territory (up by4%) and Queensland (up by 0.2%).