seller's market

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Recent Examples of seller'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. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Overall, though, Wisconsin remains a seller's market. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025 Despite the advantage for buyers, several Valley cities are already shifting toward a seller's market, a trend that could expand. Catherine Reagor, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Less than four months of inventory indicates a seller's market; more than six signals a buyer's market. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seller's market
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Noun
  • Buyers may have negotiating leverage With a buyer's market comes more leverage to get a better deal.
    Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 30 June 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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

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“Seller's market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seller%27s%20market. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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