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
  • The once-soaring Kospi index has plunged 27% after a hitting a record high last month, putting it well into bear market territory.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • Early in the session, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF briefly entered bear market territory, down 20% from its most recent high, before recovering some of its losses as buyers stepped in.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • But unlike the aforementioned EMO energy fund, abrdn’s CEF has largely existed in a healthcare bull market since inception in 2015—yet has failed to really stand out.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • More than $800 billion tracks the index, including the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which is one of the most popular securities traded each day and is seen as a barometer for the artificial intelligence bull market.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 27 June 2026

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