US Housing Market Tilts Toward Buyers | Strategically priced. Expertly marketed. Under agreement in less than two days.

The national housing clock sat at 4 o'clock in Early-Q4, a late balanced market trending toward buyers after moving one hour quarterly.
Over the past 12 mo, seller's markets from 39 to 27 while buyer's markets from 13 to 17 nationwide, showing the map shifting toward buyers.
Through the latest reading, 27 metros favored sellers, 49 were balanced and loosening, 17 favored buyers, and 6 were balanced and tightening.
Mortgage rates moved from ~6% in Mid-Q1 to above 7% by Late-Q3 and mid-7% in Early-Q4, giving buyers leverage but reducing affordability.
For buyers with a $2K monthly principal-and-interest budget, that rate jump cut purchasing power by >$22K in home price, even as negotiating room improved.