buyer's market

noun

: 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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According to an analysis from Pricing Culture provided to Newsweek, there have been 103 listings in Miami with price drops in just one week, underscoring the dramatic shift to a buyer's market. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 Florida's housing inventory is rising quickly, suggesting that the state might be on the brink of turning into a buyer's market, according to experts. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 This shift from a seller's market in 2015 to a buyer's market in 2024 indicates a significant change in the dynamics of Manhattan's luxury real estate sector. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Fewer than six months of supply indicates a seller's market, while more months indicates a buyer's market. Brianna Crane, Axios, 23 July 2024 Free agency will be a buyer's market. Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2021 In order to be as bad as possible, teams will need to sell off quality pieces, especially their veterans, which means competitive teams could find themselves in a buyer's market. Morten Jensen, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022 That is partly due to some travelers' concerns about traveling to the region due to Russia's war in Ukraine, which means Western Europe is a buyer's market for the moment, according to CBS News' Peter Greenberg. CBS News, 31 May 2022 On a recent trip to Costa Rica, Janice Lintz decided to take advantage of the buyer's market. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022

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 1 Mar. 2025.

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