Spring Fever: Why the First Day of Spring Turns Everyone Into a Real Estate Maniac

Ah, spring—the season of fresh starts, warmer breezes, and an inexplicable urge to declutter things you didn’t even know you owned. (Looking at you, drawer full of takeout soy sauce packets.) But do you know what else happens when the first day of spring rolls around? People go absolutely feral for buying and selling homes.

It’s like the second the temperature creeps above freezing, everyone wakes up from hibernation and suddenly realizes their house is either too big, too small, or just… wrong. One whiff of melting snow, and boom—FOR SALE signs start popping up faster than dandelions in your front yard.

Sellers: The Spring Awakening

For homeowners, spring is the moment they take a good, hard look at their house in the daylight for the first time in months. (Because let’s be honest, winter is for ignoring home maintenance and pretending the outside world doesn’t exist.) They step outside, squint at the peeling paint, notice the dead plants still in their window boxes, and think: Yep, it’s time to move.

Suddenly, it’s a whirlwind of touch-ups, decluttering, and watching YouTube videos about curb appeal. Garage sales start appearing as homeowners desperately try to offload furniture they swore they’d keep forever. ("Someone will definitely pay $10 for this broken chair, right?")

And if you need proof that people lose their minds in spring? Just watch a seller spend five days deep-cleaning their entire house, only to refuse to move their kid’s soccer net from the living room before showings.

Buyers: The Birds, the Bees, and the Bidding Wars

Buyers? Oh, they’re no better. Spring fever hits, and suddenly everyone who swore they were “just browsing” is pre-approved and aggressively scrolling listings at midnight.

They’re done with their cramped apartment. They’re sick of their too-small yard. They see a house with a front porch and lose all self-control. ("I can totally see myself drinking coffee there!"—a phrase heard approximately 14,000 times at open houses in March alone.)

The market gets wild. Open houses start feeling like a competitive sport. You’ve got people speed-walking through listings like it’s an Olympic event, whispering, “We have to offer NOW” before they even see the basement. Bidding wars become the norm, with buyers offering anything from their life savings to naming rights for their firstborn child just to win.

Spring = The Real Estate Super Bowl

Let’s be real—spring is when real estate is at its most unhinged in the best way possible. Everyone’s excited, everyone’s ready for a change, and everyone suddenly remembers that they could have a backyard if they just found the right place.

So whether you’re selling your place or fighting for your dream home, welcome to the madness. The sun is shining, the market is moving, and just like tulips, those houses are popping up—and disappearing—fast.

Thinking of buying or selling this spring? Let’s chat before you get swept up in the seasonal chaos. (I promise, I’ll talk you out of offering your firstborn in a bidding war.)