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Recent Examples of buyer's market
The traditional real estate industry rule of thumb has been that a seller's market is one with less than 4 months of supply of homes to buy, while a buyer's market is 6 months or greater.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Kirk Sides | Houston Chronicle | Getty Images This is the strongest buyer's market in housing in more than a decade.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Nov. 2025
While the Sunshine State can solidly be considered a buyer's market, as homes are taking the longest in the country to sell and inventory has risen by double-digits in recent months, locals are just not earning enough to afford the properties for sale.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Housing inventory has grown beyond pre-pandemic levels, creating a buyer's market with more options and negotiating power.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
While the affordability crunch is expected to continue thwarting many Americans' hopes of getting on the property ladder, experts expect prices to fall in some parts of the country this year, potentially turning into buyer's markets.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Kirk Sides | Houston Chronicle | Getty Images This is the strongest buyer's market in housing in more than a decade.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Nov. 2025
While the Sunshine State can solidly be considered a buyer's market, as homes are taking the longest in the country to sell and inventory has risen by double-digits in recent months, locals are just not earning enough to afford the properties for sale.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Housing inventory has grown beyond pre-pandemic levels, creating a buyer's market with more options and negotiating power.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
While the affordability crunch is expected to continue thwarting many Americans' hopes of getting on the property ladder, experts expect prices to fall in some parts of the country this year, potentially turning into buyer's markets.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buyer's market
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The traditional real estate industry rule of thumb has been that a seller's market is one with less than 4 months of supply of homes to buy, while a buyer's market is 6 months or greater.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Overall, though, Wisconsin remains a seller's market.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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Shares of Adobe, the owner of Photoshop and other tools, have been punished lately, plunging 40% below their May 2025 high and into a bear market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Close to half of Fortune 500 companies were founded during a recession or bear market.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now, more than 40 years — and a huge bull market — later, those accounts have swelled into significant dollars.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Semiconductors have also been one of this bull market’s leaders, so outperformance in the space should bode well for equities in general.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Buyer's market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buyer%27s%20market. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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