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buyer's market

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Recent Examples of buyer's market Redfin defines a buyer's market as one with at least 10% more sellers than buyers. — 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 See All Example Sentences for buyer's market

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Right now, the market is actually still extremely healthy, and Omaha's in a seller's market.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
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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If a bear market arrives shortly after retirement, a cash reserve can allow a family to meet expenses without immediately selling long-term investments into weakness.

— Steve Booren, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Launching into a bear market is the tell Schwab shipped into weakness.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of bear market

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Korean retail investors net sold domestic stocks for most of last week, even as the benchmark index entered bull market territory, according to Korea Exchange data.

— Lisa Kim,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Back then, bond investors were enjoying the spoils of a multi-decade bull market.

— Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of bull market

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