How a home is priced against recent comparable sales predicts over-asking offers; the month on the calendar mostly does not. A home priced accurately, or a touch under, tends to sell at or above asking in almost any month, including the middle of winter. An overpriced home sells below asking in any season. A local example makes the point. In one city, the typical list-to-sale ratio over a year ran around 93 to 94 percent, yet a single December sale closed at 103 percent of list because the listing agent priced the home clearly under market and set off competition. Same slow season, opposite result, driven entirely by the pricing. Spring does bring more overall transaction volume and more buyers out looking, so the calendar has some pull. It is just the weaker force. If you want to know whether a particular home is likely to draw over-asking offers, study how it is priced relative to the comps.