buyer's market

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Recent Examples of buyer'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 While the Sunshine State can solidly be considered a buyer's market, as homes are taking the longest in the country to sell and inventory has risen by double-digits in recent months, locals are just not earning enough to afford the properties for sale. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Housing inventory has grown beyond pre-pandemic levels, creating a buyer's market with more options and negotiating power. Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 While the affordability crunch is expected to continue thwarting many Americans' hopes of getting on the property ladder, experts expect prices to fall in some parts of the country this year, potentially turning into buyer's markets. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for buyer's market
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Noun
  • Right now, the market is actually still extremely healthy, and Omaha's in a seller's market.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 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
  • Some traders also claim Bitcoin’s recent good news could be short-lived, given the four-year cycle theory, which holds that Bitcoin’s bear market lows and bull market tops tend to occur in four year increments.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The cryptocurrency market appears to be emerging from its bear market cycle, offering a compelling long-term entry point for investors.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 31 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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“Buyer's market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buyer%27s%20market. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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