I am often asked about when it is the best time to sell a home.
Most think it is spring.
And yes, it is slightly better but only marginally so. 
As a summary across all capitals – 21% of sales take place in summer; 26% in autumn; 25% in winter and 27% in spring.
New listings are sometimes higher in spring, than the other seasons, but not always.
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Even in ‘holiday’ markets like the Gold or Sunshine Coasts there isn’t much difference between the seasons.
Bigger factors come into play.
Australian capitals - Housing sales distribution by season
| Capital city | Summer | Autumn | Winter | Spring |
| Sydney | 20% | 26% | 25% | 28% |
| Melbourne | 21% | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| Brisbane | 22% | 26% | 25% | 27% |
| Adelaide | 24% | 26% | 26% | 24% |
| Perth | 23% | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| Canberra | 22% | 26% | 24% | 28% |
| Darwin | 24% | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Hobart | 23% | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Average | 21% | 26% | 25% | 27% |
Source: Price Finder, being average sales volumes over past five years by financial year.
