2. Sellers Market?
Buyers Market?
4 months and under is a Sellers’ Market
5-6 months of inventory is a neutral or “par” market
7 months and over is a Buyers’ Market
3. Sellers Market
under 4 months of listing inventory
Seller has the advantage because of low inventory
Buyer usually must pay at or over list price
Seller and buyer should expect multiple offers
Buyer must negotiate high because the buyer does
not have many other choices of homes
Sellers’ can demand and usually get better prices
and/or terms
4. Neutral / Par Market
5 or 6 months of listing inventory
Neither Seller nor buyer has an advange over the
other
Both must negotiate in good faith and fairly with
each other
Pricing is usually under the list price but not by a
tremendous amount
There is much more “give and take” between the
buyer and seller in this kind of market
5. Buyers Market
7 months or more of listing inventory
Buyers have the advantage because there are far
more homes for sale in the market than there are
buyers to buy them
Buyers can make low offers and it usually makes
sense for the seller to seriously consider the offer
Sellers have to seriously consider all offers because
the buyer has so many choices of properties.