Questions

Buyer's market or seller's market?

Of the 762 metro areas where the data supports a call, 304 currently favor sellers, 133 favor buyers, and 325 are close enough to even that neither side has much of an edge.

304
Seller's markets
of 762
133
Buyer's markets
of 762
325
Roughly balanced
of 762
3.4
Typical months of supply
median of 764 metros

The measure is how long it would take to sell every home currently on the market at the pace homes are actually selling. Under three months, sellers have the edge — a buyer who waits usually loses the house. Over five, buyers do, because the next listing is always coming. In between, neither side does, and that is the group we call balanced.

This is a snapshot of one month, and it moves. A metro sitting near the boundary can read differently next month without anything real having changed. Metros deep in one column have been there a while.

It is also an average across an entire metro. Inside one, a starter home in a good school district and a high-end listing on a busy road are frequently in opposite markets on the same day.

Source: Redfin's published market data, through May 2026. Neighborhood Numbers is an independent data publisher and is not affiliated with Redfin.

The strongest buyer's markets

Metros with the most homes on the market relative to how fast they sell.

Metro areaMonths of supplyDays to sell
Ruidoso, NM 15.8 59
Cullowhee, NC 13.3 68
Kahului, HI 12.3 92
Sevierville, TN 11.3 67
Rockport, TX 10.7 71
St. George, UT 10.1 51
Laredo, TX 9.9 103
Rexburg, ID 9.5 88
McAllen, TX 9.1 100
Show Low, AZ 8.7 46
Ukiah, CA 8.6 56
Heber, UT 8.4 52
Berlin, NH 8.4 121
Clewiston, FL 8.3 84
Clearlake, CA 8.2 91
Bluefield, WV 8.1 63
Bay City, TX 8.0 61
Picayune, MS 8.0 71
Forest City, NC 7.8 54
Palatka, FL 7.8 97
Mineral Wells, TX 7.8 61
Bonham, TX 7.8 65
Miami, FL 7.7 86
Boone, NC 7.7 62
Sonora, CA 7.6 43
Albany, GA 7.6 41
Gainesville, TX 7.6 56
Brevard, NC 7.5 78
Steamboat Springs, CO 7.4 119
Ogdensburg, NY 7.4 97

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Source: Redfin's published market data, through May 2026. Neighborhood Numbers is an independent data publisher and is not affiliated with Redfin.