Only 1 in 3 Top 50 Metros Favor Sellers by 2025 as Housing Supply Loosens
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Updated · Community Advocate · Jul 1
Only 1 in 3 Top 50 Metros Favor Sellers by 2025 as Housing Supply Loosens
2 articles · Updated · Community Advocate · Jul 1
Summary
Realtor.com data show the national housing market has turned broadly more buyer-friendly, with just one-third of the top 50 metros still favoring sellers by the end of 2025.
Growing inventory drove the shift as construction and new listings expanded supply, moving the market away from the seller-dominated conditions seen in 2021.
Sun Belt metros including Austin, Tampa and San Antonio have cooled the most after building booms gave buyers more choices and negotiating leverage.
Northeast and Midwest cities such as Rochester, Hartford and Buffalo remain tighter seller markets because they saw less new construction and continued inventory shortages.
The report says local supply-demand conditions now matter more than the national trend, making pricing and offer strategy increasingly market-specific for buyers and sellers.