02/01/2026
With spring approaching, house hunters are getting welcome news: more metros are shifting into buyer’s markets, bringing more inventory and stronger negotiating power.
Sun Belt cities make up a large share of the strongest buyer’s markets, according to new Realtor.com research. Economists identified the top 10 by looking at metros with the highest months of supply as of October 2025, a measure of how long it would take to sell all listings at the current sales pace.
“These markets are considered buyer’s markets because they have more than six months of housing supply, indicating that inventory levels are high relative to current demand and giving buyers greater negotiating power,” says Hannah Jones, senior economic research analyst at Realtor.com.
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