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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seller's market
Noun
  • Redfin considers a place a buyer's market when the number of sellers exceeds the number of buyers by 10% or more.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Despite the anxiety among investors that the bull market has to end, and all the headwinds that can be pointed to that may cause a correction if not a bear market, 10 out of 11 sectors in the S&P 500 just beat earnings estimates.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Growth will almost certainly cool, but earnings rising 12% instead of 30% would hardly make a compelling case for a bear market.
    Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • One of the best-performing stocks of the AI bull market also sports the third-lowest multiple in the S & P 500, with only Charter Communications, a struggling cable and broadband company, and General Motors, a cyclical automaker, cheaper.
    Isabella Gao, CNBC, 31 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 3 Sep. 2026.

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