buyer's market

noun

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: a market in which goods are plentiful, buyers have a wide range of choice, and prices tend to be low compare seller's market

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Redfin defines a buyer's market as one with at least 10% more sellers than buyers. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Nov. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for buyer's market

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of buyer's market was in 1888

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“Buyer's market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyer%27s%20market. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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