Use typical timelines and supply to decide when to act.
If you're deciding when to make your move, the right timing is the one that fits the market's typical pace and your personal deadline. In Valparaiso, IN, I time decisions by looking at how long sales typically take and how much supply is on the shelf.
In January 2026, supply was 2.08 months and a typical sale took 44 days. January 2026 also shows a typical sale price of $387,174, a typical asking price of $399,900, and offers landing at about 97.8% of asking.
That matters because timing is not just about finding a house or putting a sign in the yard, it is about how long the process tends to take once you start. Some metrics were not reported for this period. Even without more detail, the January 2026 timeline and supply level give a solid planning window for both sides of a move.
If you're buying, set your search and decision schedule to move within a market that is operating on a typical 44 day sale pace and 2.08 months of supply in January 2026. If you're selling, choose your listing date based on the reality that buyers in January 2026 typically negotiated under asking, so you want maximum early attention and clean access. In either case, match your contract-to-closing expectations to the January 2026 typical timeline so your housing plan is not built on best-case timing.
