seller's market

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Recent Examples of seller's market 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 The $59 Million Listing: A Luxury Outlier Unlike New York's overall housing market, the luxury housing market in New York City is currently a seller's market. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seller's market
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) is in a bear market, after plunging more than 30% from its high last September.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That's not a crash or a bear market, which are markets that have fallen 20% from recent highs.
    March 25, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson told clients in a Sunday note that the Iran selloff was a correction inside an ongoing bull market, with earnings accelerating into the oil shock rather than rolling over.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • When similar events occur during bull markets, external events are often a trigger rather than a cause.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026

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