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Is It Finally a Buyer’s Market Again?
There are now nearly 500,000 more homes for sale than buyers actively looking. See what that can mean for you.
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3 likes, 0 comments - chadbushrealestate on June 5, 2025: "Buyer's Market: More Sellers, More Options Nearly 500,000 More Homes for Sale Than Buyers, Here’s What It Means for You Right now, there are almost half a million more sellers … Continue reading
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If you’ve been following the real estate chatter lately, you’ve probably noticed a shift. New market reports show movement toward a buyer’s market, although every neighborhood tells a different story.
Current numbers don’t lie:
- There are roughly half a million more homes on the market than buyers ready to move.
- That extra stock is turning the page after years of frantic bidding that favored sellers.
- Three big trends are lining up to tip the scale.
Inventory keeps climbing.
- Nationally, housing stock is up 19 percent from a year ago, and January 2025 marked the fifteenth month the total grew.
- Analysts expect to close the year with at least 15 percent more homes listed than we have today.
Buyer demand has cooled.
- Many folks who could buy are on the fence, mostly because monthly mortgage bills still sting.
- High interest rates and stubborn home prices make affordability the headline issue.
Regional variations matter.
- That national average can hide big differences.
- A few hot metros are still lightly salted with competition.
- In contrast, others that felt balanced yesterday have already tipped into full-blown buyer’s markets.
The quality of the inventory is mixed.
Many listings you’re clicking through are stale and have been active for at least two months. If you’re hunting for a fresh deal, sifting through that older stock can be a chore, but the patience may pay off.
- New-build single-family homes hit a supply of 9.5 months in October, more than double the 4.2-month stock of existing houses.
- That 9.5 figure is the highest reported since the pandemic housing boom began to cool.
- If you are house-hunting right now, the longer supply runway will give you the upper hand for the first time in years.
- You can breathe, haggle a little, and still see fresh listings arrive.
Price tags and mortgage rates have stayed stubbornly high, so the buyers’ shift feels big only until you look at your monthly payment. Things are turning in your favor, yet the change is slow and streaky. Some neighborhoods perk up quickly, others plod along.
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Those are great additional points, Bruce. Especially regarding the variations in local markets. Thanks for pointing that out.
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