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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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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

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Stocks entered a bear market in 2022, as the Fed quickly raised rates to fend off a massive surge in inflation.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of bear market

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But for a stock that hit a screeching halt just three months ago when the blow-up of hedge fund Situational Awareness sent a chill through the AI bull market, a more measured rally might be just what traders want.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Through a historic bull market, passive investing has long been a slam dunk, even as underlying changes sow uncertainty about the future.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of bull market

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