Buying Real Estate During the Holidays - To buy or not to buy?

[Ken Van Haitsma Jr]

With the holiday season here and holidays quickly approaching I'm wondering if I should hold off going out and looking at property until January.  My thought is that a lot of sellers may not accept lower offers if they think they can wait until the spring for a larger number of buyers with better offers.

I've heard a few people say the holiday season is a good time for buying, but I can't decide if I should do my best to put in offers before the end of the month, or wait until January if I want to start offering below asking price.

Any opinions on the subject or past experience with this would be a great help.  Thanks, and happy holidays!