Redfin: U.S. Home Sellers Outnumbered Buyers by a Record 62.6 Percent in September as Buyers Fell to 928,892, the Lowest Since Records Began in 2013
Redfin reported that in September 2026 there were an estimated 62.6 percent more home sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market, the biggest gap in records dating back to 2013 and the fourth record-breaking month in a row, up from 56.9 percent in August.
The company estimated 928,892 homebuyers in the market nationwide in September, the lowest level in its records, while the number of sellers rose to its highest level since 2020. Of the 50 most populous U.S. metros, 41 were buyer's markets, the most in Redfin's records, led by Miami, Nashville and Houston. Just five metros were seller's markets, including San Francisco and a few in the Northeast.
Redfin defines a market with over 10 percent more sellers than buyers as a buyer's market and one with over 10 percent fewer as a seller's market. It estimates buyers from its own tour-to-close data and counts sellers as active MLS listings.
Source: Redfin
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Photo: 图：美国一处新建住宅开发区的航拍，美国住房市场的卖家与买家人数统计覆盖全美都会区。来源：U.S. National Archives and Records Administration，Wikimedia Commons，Public domain。 / Photo: Aerial view of a new residential development in the United States; the seller and buyer counts cover U.S. metropolitan areas nationwide. Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
